Connect with us

Health

Glad Centre emulates Goa’s medical insurance scheme: CM

Published

7 years ago

on

Panaji, Feb 1 (IANS) Describing Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget as non-populist, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that he was glad that the state government’s universal health insurance scheme had been emulated by the Centre.

“I am also happy that Goa’s DDSSY (Deen Dayal Swasth Seva Yojana) scheme is also taken up by the central government,” Parrikar told the media.

The recently launched DDSSY scheme is a universal health scheme for people in Goa with a five-year domicile that provides medical cover of up to Rs four lakh for a family of four.

In his Budget speech in Parliament on Thursday, Jaitley announced the creation of the National Health Protection Scheme, which aims at providing medical insurance to over 10 crore Indian families.

“It is a good budget taking care of everyone. (It addressed) everything including fiscal deficit, so it is not a populist budget, but a budget which will become popular,” Parrikar also said, adding that the reduction in import duty on cashewnuts would directly benefit Goa.

–IANS
maya/ahm/vm

Related Topics:
Continue Reading

Corona

Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

Published

3 years ago

on

May 4, 2022

By

 

Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

Continue Reading

Trending