“District health department is focusing on publicity aspect of smart cards so that the scheme could kick off in the right earnest.
According to information from an official, smart cards would be issued to families living below poverty line under nomenclature Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna, a centrally sponsored scheme where a family has to pay Rs 30 for a year to get an insurance cover of Rs 30,000. All surgeries and major ailments would be covered and smart cards will be issued according to Centre’s guidelines.”
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Simran Virk, the Times of India, 7 February 2010
