Frontline workers and the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic proved to be a global disaster that took countless lives, many of whom were frontline functionaries deployed to contain this crisis. As a result, the Indian state, unlike before,
Health Insurance
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Millennials most susceptible to kidney ailments, says SBI-G study
Blame it on relatively unhealthy lifestyles, or bad eating habits A study conducted by State Bank of India General Insurance (SBI-G) has revealed a 26 per cent surge in claims related to kidney diseases,
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Telangana farmers to get Rs 5-lakh life cover from June 2
Agriculture minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy on Sunday held a meeting with LIC officials to finalise the modalities for the scheme. Hyderabad: The Rs 5-lakh free insurance scheme for farmers announced
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70 lakh Telangana farmers to get medical cover
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti is probably the first political party in the country that has an accident insurance scheme for farmers. KARIMNAGAR: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday kicked
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12 states have no state or central health insurance
Chennai: As many as 12 states, including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Nagaland and Sikkim, have no government-sponsored health insurance, according to latest data with the IRDAI. The Centre’s planned
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Health schemes will go haywire if pollution isn’t curbed, says Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: Days after the Centre announced an ambitious healthcare scheme to provide up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation, the Supreme Court on Monday reminded
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Budget 2018: Mega health insurance, relief for farmers, but few sops for middle class
1. Healthcare The Centre today announced the world's largest government-funded health care programme aimed at benefiting 10 crore poor families by providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per
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Free insurance policies to students for dengue
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India
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No essential health services for half the world population: Report
In India an estimated 100 crore people have no health cover. Data from the National Health Profile, released in April, show that only 27 per cent Indians have health cover A report released by the World
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Senate moves to ensure mandatory health insurance, subsidy for poor
The Senate is reviewing the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act to ensure that it is made mandatory for all Nigerians.The law making body is also working to ensure the subsidisation of premium
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Only 27 per cent Indians have health insurance: report
Thus, of India’s 135 crore people, 100 crore have no cover against catastrophic health expenses. The NDA government is “committed to UHC”, Health Minister J P Nadda asserted at an event on Monday, the