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Govt extends health insurance scheme to domestic workers

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

"The Ministry of Labour and Employment has extended the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to domestic workers," the ministry said in release.

The main objective of this strategy is to inform the beneficiaries regarding enrollment procedures and benefits of the scheme.

Under the scheme, smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs 30,000 per annum is provided to a family of five, the release said.

  

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First Published: Jun 13 2012 | 10:05 PM IST

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