Masking Poverty and Entitlement: RSBY in Selected Districts of West Bengal
Article Type
Research Article
Publication Title
Social Change
Abstract
In 2008, India launched a flagship national health insurance programme, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) for those living below the poverty line (BPL).1 Using qualitative methods and thematic analysis, this exploratory study of poor women from three selected districts of West Bengal sought to gauge reasons for low registration and factors affecting choice of institutional healthcare among those who had registered for the RSBY. In particular, we sought to understand the underlying factors, if any, which affect judgements on institutional healthcare.
First Page
339
Last Page
358
DOI
10.1177/0049085717715557
Publication Date
9-1-2017
Recommended Citation
Sen, Kasturi and Gupta, Swagata, "Masking Poverty and Entitlement: RSBY in Selected Districts of West Bengal" (2017). Journal Articles. 2412.
https://digitalcommons.isical.ac.in/journal-articles/2412