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Extension of social protection in India: overview of the present situation
Technical Paper No. 1.1
Summary (French)
India is recognized today as having taken the lead in trying to extend social protection to the excluded groups. Several instruments are currently being tested, including welfare funds, subsidized insurance products and micro-insurance schemes. To be fully successful, these mechanisms must rely on the active participation of the presently excluded groups.
Note
From Answering the Health Insurance Needs of the Poor: Building up Tools for Awareness, Education and Participation Session 1, Workshop New Delhi, May 29-31, 2006, pp. 39-44.