The National Health Authority (NHA) started an exercise to integrate the beneficiary Database under several schemes for upgrading its database during a bid to implement the scheme better.
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It provides Insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per annum. Insurance is provided for secondary and tertiary care-related hospitalizations.
Under the scheme, 10.74 crore beneficiary families are identified from the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) of 2011 on the idea of 6 deprivation and 11 occupational criteria, respectively, in rural and concrete areas.
The majority of SECC, 2011 also eligible for benefits under National Portal (NFSA).
As per Health Ministry, Aadhaar may be a common identity across most state databases.
It will enable the combination of caste census databases and ensure certainty on identifying beneficiaries through e-KYC. e-KYC enables target-based paperless delivery of Services.