Bangalore:State Health Minister UT Khader has informed that the state government will be launching a Universal Health Coverage Scheme which ensures that each and every citizen is covered under a health scheme. This is the first such scheme to be implemented in the nation.
The Minister said the decision to launch the scheme was taken at the State Health Mission Authority meeting under the presidentship of the Chief Minister who heads the Committee.
The scheme will be implemented in accordance to the recommendations of an expert team of the union Planning Commission and will be implemented in Raichur and Mysore districts on a pilot basis with the assistance of the Union Government.