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October 02, 2007

Health insurance to cover 1.2 crore BPL families

The UPA government on Monday announced guidelines for yet another social welfare scheme for the common man. The scheme, National Health Insurance Scheme, will cover 1.2 crore families living below poverty line (BPL). The programme will be operational from April 1, 2008 and is projected to cost the government Rs 751.50 crore in the first year. The scheme is one of the several social security

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Posted by Ryan at October 2, 2007 05:41 PM