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Kerala Government Battles With Chikungunya On All Counts
July 18, 2007 at 5:02 PM
Chikungunya News
Incidentally, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had dumped its BPL (below poverty line) health cover pact with ICICI Lombard to seek out a cost-competitive, quality-competitive public sector insurance partner. When asked about the delay in the health cover plan, state local administration minister Paloli Mohammed Kutty was quoted that it was the Centers delay in revising the estimates in BPL population that was responsible for slowing down the process.
However, the quest for that elusive PSU low-cost health underwriter is still on. Despite the Kerala government's parleys with New India Assurance and United India Insurance, the proposed per BPL family component of the premium is yet to be haggled to below Rs 70.
In the tie-up with ICICI Lombard, a beneficiary family would have had to pay only Rs 33 per premium, while the state government and the local body concerned would have paid the rest (Rs 366). This also facilitated a family to avail a cover of up to Rs 30,000 per year.
In the meantime, state tourism seems geared up for a depressing season, which begins mid October. Hundreds of visit visas and domestic trips are being cancelled due to the Chikungunya scare. The bad name is especially worrying because Kerala has always being known for its clean environment and high health standards.
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