Shimla, Nov. 5 -- Himachal Pradesh government is preparing to introduce a new health insurance scheme offering coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh per family, replacing the existing Rs 5-lakh Himcare scheme, Principal Media Advisor to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Naresh Chauhan, said on Thursday.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla, Chauhan said eight insurance companies had participated in the tendering process for the proposed scheme, with Birla Sun Life emerging as the lowest bidder. He said Chief Minister Sukhu had directed the Health Secretary to hold further negotiations with the company to finalise the process and expedite the implementation of the scheme.

Chauhan said the new model had been designed after the state government received ...