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Jaitley proved healthcare scheme is ‘jumla’: Chidambaram

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New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had proven that the government’s massive healthcare scheme was a “jumla” because no money has been provided for the initiative, touted as the biggest government-run health cover programme in the world.

“Yesterday, I had said that the new health care scheme is a ‘jumla’ (mere claim) with no money provided in the budget. Today, (the Finance Minister) has admitted that no money has been provided and he will ‘raise money in the future’. Perfect jumla,” Chidambaram tweeted.

Jaitley in his budget speech on Thursday announced a National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) providing health insurance worth Rs 5 lakh to 10 crore poor families — 50 crore individuals — per year.

Referring to the proposed scheme, the Congress leader said it would entail huge expenditure but no money was provided.

“The promise of Rs 5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary healthcare is a big ‘jumla’. The target group is 10 crore families. Assuming each family will avail of Rs 50,000 – one tenth of Rs 5 lakh – the amount required per year will be Rs 5 lakh crore,” he said.

He said if the insurance companies foot the bill, the estimated premium at Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 per family will require an outgo from Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 1.5 lakh crore per year. “Is the Finance Minister serious,” the former Finance Minister asked.

–IANS
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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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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

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