Archive · 15 Sep 2025
Kerala Expatriates to Receive Health and Accident Insurance
Kerala is launching a new insurance plan called 'Norka-Care' for people from Kerala who live in other countries.
This plan offers health and accident insurance.
It covers health costs up to Rs 5 lakh and accident costs up to Rs 10 lakh.
The plan will start on September 22.
It will allow people to get cashless treatment at about 16,000 hospitals in India.
The plan will first be offered to people with a Norka ID card.
The government hopes to expand it to other countries in the future.
This is a first-of-its-kind program.
A new health and accident insurance scheme, 'Norka-Care,' is being launched for non-resident Keralites.
The scheme is implemented by Norka-Roots, the state's welfare agency.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will implement the scheme on September 22.
The scheme aims to provide cashless treatment in around 16,000 hospitals.
NRKs will get health insurance of Rs 5 lakh and accident coverage of Rs 10 lakh.
- Who
- Non-resident Keralites and their families
- What
- A health and accident insurance scheme
- When
- Implemented September 22
- Where
- Initially in India, with plans to expand to GCC countries.
- Why
- To provide cashless treatment and insurance coverage.
- Scheme Name
- Norka-Care
- Target Group
- Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) and their families
- Coverage Type
- Health and Accident Insurance
- Health Insurance Coverage
- Rs 5 lakh
- Accident Insurance Coverage
- Rs 10 lakh
- Implementation Date
- September 22
- Participating Hospitals (India)
- ~16,000