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Mar 06, 2010 at 10:38 AM
Port Blair, March 4: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a ‘Family Planning Insurance Scheme’ with effect from 29.11.2005 uniformly across the country as per directions of Supreme Court. This policy is now renewed with the ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company for a period of one year from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2010. The coverage under the renewed Policy is Death following sterilization in hospitality or within 7 days from the date of discharge from the hospital Rs.2 Lakhs.
 
Death following sterilization within 8-30 days from the date of discharge from the hospital Rs.50,000/-, failure of sterilization leading/ non-leading to child birth Rs.30,000/-, cost of treatment upto 60 days arising out of complication from the date of discharge actual not exceeding Rs.25,000/-, indemnity insurance per Doctor but not more than 4 in a year upto Rs.2 Lakhs per claim. Total liability of the Insurance Company shall not exceed Rs.14.00 crores under policy in a year.


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