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Haryana's domestic workers to get health insurance under RSBY

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Domestic workers in Haryana will get cashless health insurance under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, a scheme for providing health care to BPL families.

Domestic workers covered under this scheme will get the benefit of smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs 30,000 per annum for a family of five, a spokesman of ESI Health care department said.

Under the scheme, contribution of the Centre is 75 per cent of annual premium. Additionally, the cost of smart card, estimated at Rs 60, is borne by the Central Government while remaining 25 per cent is borne by the state government.

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First Published: Jun 06 2013 | 2:00 PM IST

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