Govt to extend health insurance to 50 cr people
The Health Ministry will extend the 2008 health insurance scheme–Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)–to cover over 50 crore people, to include those over the poverty line. Beneficiaries under the restructured scheme will be listed on the basis of "deprivations" and not just income. This reportedly is a part of the NDA government's plan to move towards universal health insurance.