Nagaland Government will be launching its own health insurance scheme called the Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS) on 1st of October. The CMHIS aimed to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure on hospital care for all bonafide citizens of the state.<br />''<br />''The scheme will cover two beneficiary categories-State government employees and pensioners including legislators/ex-legislators and their dependents, and all the Indigenous and or Permanent residents of the State who are not beneficiaries under AB PM-JAY or any public-funded insurance scheme.<br />''<br />''The beneficiary families will be entitled to free health insurance coverage of up to five lakh rupees per family per year.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Additionally, the first category which is Government employees, pensioners, legislators, or ex-legislators should have additional staggered benefits as notified by the Government.</span><br />