According to the IRDAI, the intending woman or couple can purchase a general health insurance coverage in favour of surrogate mother for a period of 36 months from an insurance company.
The submission was made in response to public interest litigation (PIL) petitions challenging the ban on commercial surrogacy that is pending before the Supreme Court.
Russia will soon adopt a law barring foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower house of parliament said on Sunday, the nation's Mother's Day.
The government has come up with new rules to ensure that surrogate mothers get general health insurance coverage to deal with any unforeseen medical condition that may be associated with pregnancy or post-pregnancy complications.