Karnataka become first State to provide Universal Health Coverage

Updated : 25-Jan-2014

Karnataka became the first State of India to provide Universal Health Coverage. This was achieved  with the launch of Rajiv Arogya Yojana on 9 January 2014.

By this Scheme the beneficiary will have to pay only 10 percent of the cost of treatment. It aims at providing subsidized healthcare to virtually every citizen in the State with Above Poverty Line (APL) card.

Important to note that the BPL families are already covered under health scheme through Vajpayee Arogya Sree programme.