Thiruvananthapuram: Medisep, a comprehensive health insurance scheme of the State government for government employees and pensioners and their dependents, has in the 10 months since its launch benefited more than the initial number of people estimated, Minister for Finance K.N. Balagopal has said.
He was speaking after inaugurating a mobile application devised by the Finance department to make Medisep more user-friendly here on Monday.
Mr. Balagopal said it was expected that two lakh people would make use of Medisep in 10 months. However, health-care coverage to the tune of ₹591 crore had been provided to 2.2 lakh beneficiaries so far. “This is a historical event.”
