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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Rajasthan. Rajasthan became the first state in the country to provide health insurance for all its residents.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scheme was announced by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Ashok Gehlot, during the state budget 2021-22. Starting from May 1, 2021, the benefits under the scheme were made available to all the families of Rajasthan if they fulfil the eligibility criteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -It makes Rajasthan the first state in India to propose a guaranteed right to healthcare to its residents.

Detailed explanation-4: -One can trace the earliest roots of health insurance in the post-independence era. During this period, government schemes were introduced in 1948 and after. These included the Employer State Insurance Scheme (ESIS) and the Central Government Health Insurance Scheme (CGHIS).

Detailed explanation-5: -Milestone. General Insurance Corporation launched India’s first mediclaim policy in 1986 to standardise the terms and conditions under health insurance. This voluntary health insurance plan indemnified hospitalisation costs with exclusions such as pregnancy, pre-existing diseases, HIV-AIDs, childbirth, etc.