Budget 2018: Decoding the ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’

The government’s announcement of the National Health Protection Scheme for 10 crore families is, in fact, a massive insurance scheme for 50 crore of India’s poorest. 

The government’s announcement of the National Health Protection Scheme for 10 crore families is, in fact, a massive insurance scheme for 50 crore of India’s poorest.


Also read: Why the Poor Will Not Be the True Beneficiaries of the ‘World’s Largest Health Programme’


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Author: Anoo Bhuyan

Anoo Bhuyan covers health policy for The Wire. Before this she worked at Outlook Magazine, National Public Radio and BBC. She did her postgraduate degree in Conflict and Development Studies from SOAS, University of London. She tweets at @AnooBhu​ and archives her work at ​www.anoobhuyan.wordpress.com