Government to Expand Insurance Coverage to 25,000 Gram Panchayats: Nirmala Sitharaman

Government to Expand Insurance Coverage to 25,000 Gram Panchayats: Nirmala Sitharaman

Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. The central government is set to extend insurance coverage to 25,000 gram panchayats as part of a targeted push to deepen insurance market penetration in rural areas. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while speaking in the Lok Sabha, emphasized that the gram panchayat will now serve as the focal unit of measurement for rural obligations and coverage. Business News | Government to Expand…

Health insurance priority for govt, to cover all by 2033: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) Health insurance is a priority for this government and it is expected that the country will have insurance for all by 2033, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Replying to supplementary queries during Question Hour, she said the insurance sector is expanding and during 2024-25 it covered 58 crore lives in the country. "Health insurance is a priority for this government. In fact, we are …

Health Insurance is Government’s Priority, Aims for Coverage for All by 2033 : FM Sitharaman – The Indian Awaaz

Last Updated on March 17, 2026 2:01 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ Staff Reporter / New Delhi Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that health insurance is the priority of the government and it is working towards providing insurance coverage for all by 2033. Replying in the Rajya Sabha during the question hours, the Finance Minister said a major rural outreach plan has been undertaken in which 25,000 gram panchayats will be covered for health …

Sitharaman announces insurance expansion to 25,000 panchayats

The central government is set to extend insurance coverage to 25,000 gram panchayats as part of a targeted push to deepen insurance market penetration in rural areas. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while speaking in the Lok Sabha, emphasized that the gram panchayat will now serve as the focal unit of measurement for rural obligations and coverage.