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Saturday, Nov 16, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, Nov 16, 2002 |
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General Insurance Health insurance for farmers Our Bureau
BANGALORE: The Karnataka Government has launched a health insurance scheme for farmers' cooperatives, which will for the first time extend a healthcare benefit to the community. With 90 per cent of the members of the over 30,000 cooperatives societies in the States being farmers the scheme comes as a welcome step and aims to provide the best medical care and services to 25 lakh farmers co-operators in Karnataka. The scheme will be implemented in close association with Narayana Hrudayalaya, said the Chief Minister, Mr S.M. Krishna. Dr Devi Shetty, founder of Narayana Hrudayalaya, said a random survey of the health profile of 50 lakh farmers showed they suffered from heart diseases, bleeding stomach ulcers, burst appendix, gall stones, enlarged prostrate and cataract. The health insurance scheme will be a boon as a nominal monthly payment of Rs 5 would help them access the best health care.
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