West Bengal has been invited to share its experience in implementing social sector insurance schemes at an international meet in Germany, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.
She said the World Bank and GIZ's Global Alliances for Social Protection programme have lauded the state's progress in executing the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).
"World Bank and Global Alliances for Social Protection from GIZ (German cooperation) have appreciated the excellent work being done by West Bengal in implementation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)," Banerjee posted on Facebook.
The scheme provides cashless indoor treatment benefits up to Rs. 30,000 per family annually through a network of 1,043 hospitals throughout Bengal, she said.
The Trinamool Congress supremo claimed that "Bengal has the highest number of active RSBY smart cards in any state in India, issued to 60 lakh families and extended benefits of Rs.225 crore to 3.3 lakh insured persons in last one year."
"West Bengal also leads in coverage of RSBY amongst the BPL and vulnerable categories, and the first state to issue RSBY card in the name of female as head of the family.
"I am very happy that Bengal has been invited to share their experience in social sector insurance in a global learning forum in Berlin being organised in June 2015 by World Bank and GIZ. Bengal continues to show the way," she said.