The Tamil Nadu Health Department recently paid a premium of ₹1,262.91 crore for the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS). The payment was made to United India Insurance Company, covering 95% of the premium amount for 1,48,57,459 beneficiary families, which amounts to ₹1,198.32 crore. This covers the period from January 11, 2025, to January 10, 2026. An additional ₹64.59 crore was paid, which is the remaining 5% of last year’s premium amount.
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian handed over the cheque to officials of United India Insurance Company, highlighting the scheme’s success. Since its inception on July 23, 2009, a total of 1,45,81,445 individuals have benefited from CMCHIS, with a total expenditure of ₹13,991 crore. The scheme has empaneled 2,157 hospitals, including 942 government and 1,215 private hospitals, covering a wide range of medical and surgical procedures.
The scheme provides coverage for 2,053 medical and surgical procedures, eight higher specialty procedures, 52 diagnostic procedures, and 11 follow-up procedures. Recently, special camps were held across the state to mark former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s birth centenary, resulting in the addition of 99,935 new beneficiaries to the scheme. In Chennai alone, 9,796 individuals were added as new beneficiaries.
On the occasion, the Minister also handed over financial assistance of ₹1 crore each to the family members of six government doctors who died during service, under the Doctors Corpus Fund. Awards were also given to government and private hospitals that performed well under CMCHIS. The event was attended by Health Secretary Supriya Sahu and Project Director of Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project A. Arun Thamburaj. The payment of the premium amount ensures the continued coverage of beneficiary families under the scheme, providing them with access to quality healthcare services.