CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Chief Minister Sh. Naveen Patnaik recently declared working journalists of the state of Odisha as the frontline COVID-19 warriors. This announcement was made under the Odisha govt’s Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana 2023. With this announcement, over 6, 500 journalists are going to be benefitted in the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ministry of Health and Family Welfare : Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana(RSBY) was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, to provide health insurance coverage for Identified Beneficiaries in the Identified sector.

Detailed explanation-3: -The RSBY, the health insurance scheme for BPL (below poverty line) families was launched for the workers in the unorganized sector in the FY 2007-08 and it became fully operational from 1st April 2008.

Detailed explanation-4: -Implemented on December 13, 2015, Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY) covers residents of Rajasthan for cashless services to IPD patients. The scheme was launched by Vasundhara Raje and provides treatment benefits of up to Rs. 30, 000 for general illnesses and Rs. 3 Lakh for critical illnesses.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY) was launched in the State of Rajasthan on 13th December 2015 and a software developed by RISL is in use for providing health insurance coverage to eligible beneficiary families under the scheme.