© Copyright 2019 | West Bengal Health and Family welfare Department (e-WBHFW) Version:Version: 1.0.0 | Update Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 12:36:39 PM | Home ... Swasthya Sathi Scheme West Bengal provides cashless health coverage up to ₹5 lakh per family, covering pre-existing diseases at 2800+ empanelled hospitals. ' Swasthya Sathi ' -- the all-inclusive, unique health assurance scheme of Government of West Bengal has achieved one crore hospitalisations mark on 31st October 2025, where cashless health care benefit of Rs. 13,156 crore has been provided to the citizens of WEST BENGAL entirely… — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 3, 2025 About the Scheme A Group Health Protection scheme named " Swasthya Sathi " was announced by the Government of West Bengal vide Decision in Cabinet No - 2625 dated 17 th February, 2016, and notification of Finance Department vide no - 1104-F (P) dated 25th February, 2016. The Scheme has been inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Smt Mamata Banerjee on 30 th December, 2016 and started its journey from 01.02.2017 A State level Implementation Committee was formed under the ...