Rajasthan Budget: Gehlot Announces Universal Health Care Scheme
The revised estimates for the 2020-21 fiscal year showed that the budgeted expenditure on health and labour welfare was not met.
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot. Illustration: The Wire
Rights25/Feb/2021
Jaipur: The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan presented its budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year on Wednesday, the highlight of which was the announcement of a Right to Health Bill under the Rajasthan Model of Public Health (RMPH).
An allocation of Rs 3,500 crore has been declared in this regard for the upcoming financial year.
“For the first time in the country, we are going to implement universal health coverage in the state in the coming year at the cost of Rs 3,500 crore,” Gehlot said, adding that each family would receive medical insurance coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh.