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'Hospitalisations under Swasthya Sathi hit 1 cr'
The Statesman
|November 04, 2025
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote on her X handle that the total hospitalisations under "Swasthya Sathi", the state government's own health insurance scheme, achieved the one crore mark on 31 October.
In a social media post, Banerjee also said that till that date, cashless health care benefit of Rs 13,156 crore has been provided to the citizens of West Bengal entirely from the state budget.
"Any resident of West Bengal is eligible to avail the benefits of 'Swasthya Sathi', if not covered by any other state-sponsored scheme. More than 8.5 crore residents of West Bengal are covered under the scheme," she said in her post.
This story is from the November 04, 2025 edition of The Statesman.
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