More than 2.57 Crore Smart Cards Issued under RSBY

The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), a unique scheme launched by Union Ministry of Labour and Employment so far more than 2.57 crore smart cards has been issued till the end of December, 2011. The Scheme is presently being implemented in 24 States / Union Territories, namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Chandigarh Administration.

Pudducherry Administration is going to roll out the scheme shortly. Rajasthan has initiated the process for extension of RSBY to MGNREGA, street vendors, domestic workers and beedi workers. Madhya Pradesh and Sikkim are also in the process of implementation of the Scheme.

Source: Pib