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c. Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF) within Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)
The “Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF) within the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)” has also been
set up in 2009. In order to utilize the Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund, the Revolving Fund as under RAN,
has been established in 27 Regional Cancer Centres (RCCs). The financial assistance to a Cancer Patient up to
Rs. 2,00,000 would be processed by the RCC concerned, on whose disposal the revolving fund has been placed.
Individual cases, which require assistance of more than Rs. 2.00 lakh is to be sent to the Ministry for processing.
Revolving Funds have been created in all the 27 Regional Cancer Centres (RCCs) and funds upto Rs. 50 lakhs will be
placed at their disposal. The Revolving Funds will be replenished on fulfilment of conditions regarding submission
of utilization certificate and list of beneficiaries.
An amount of Rs. 755 lakh was released to Regional Cancer Centres from Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund
during 2017-18. Also a total financial assistance of Rs. 110.95 lakhs has been extended out of Health Minister’s
Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF) to 21 patients for the year 2017-184.
5. State run health coverage schemes
Different states also run their own health coverage schemes. For example, Yeshaswini and Vajpayee Arogyasri
schemes are state sponsored schemes run by the Government of Karnataka. Rajiv Arogyasri Scheme is being run
by the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The Government of Tamil Nadu runs the Chief Minister’s
Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme. The Mukhyamantri Amrutam5 is being run by the government of
Gujarat. There are other schemes run by many states that impact on the health status of people. The expenditure
undertaken by the state governments on such schemes are already included under the health expenditure of the
respective states.
B. Commercial insurance sector6
4.3.5: Health Insurance (Excluding Travel – Domestic/Overseas and Personal Accident) Policies, Gross
Premium and Number of Persons Covered, 2016-17
(No. of Policies in Actuals, No. of Persons in ’000 and Premium in Rs.lakh)
Type of Insurance Indicators Public Insurance
Companies
Private Insurance
Companies
Total
Government sponsored schemes
including RSBY
No of Policies 229 106 335
No of Persons Covered 279193 55823 335016
Premium 264477 44571 309048
Group Insurance Schemes excluding
Govt Sponsored Schemes
No of Policies 394571 55929 450500
No of Persons Covered 52178 18291 70469
Premium 1103503 368262 1471765
Individual Family Floater No of Policies 2972857 2126386 5099243
No of Persons Covered 9400 6572 15972
Premium 314692 376487 691179
Individual other than
Family Floater
No of Policies 2736880 4850470 7587350
No of Persons Covered 6552 9448 16000
Premium 240040 327139 567179
Total No of Policies 6104537 7032891 13137428
No of Persons Covered 347323 90134 437457
Premium (Rs Lakhs) 1922712 1116459 3039171
Source: Annual Report of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority India, 2016-17
Notes: Private insurance companies are inclusive of standalone health insurers of private sector.
4 Grants Section, Ministry of Health & FW
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6 This essentially includes all insurance bought from for-profit insurance companies in the private and public sector.