Rajasthan takes pole position for health insurance coverage: NFHS report

The Rajasthan government’s focus on the health sector has taken the state to top position in the country in regard to health insurance coverage.

The National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21) states 88 per cent of the households have at least one member covered by a health scheme or health insurance in Rajasthan. The national figure is 41 per cent.

In NFHS-4 (2015-16), the health insurance coverage of households in Rajasthan was 19 per cent while it was 29 per cent for India.

This happened mainly due to the initiative of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, whose priority is to ensure all