Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has announced an improved medical insurance cover under which a family can derive a maximum benefit of Rs 4 lakh for four years.

The new scheme would cover 950 types of medical treatment as against the previous government’s scheme of 642 types, Jayalalithaa said, as she hit out at DMK, saying its scheme had benefited only private insurance firms and private hospitals.

"Under the new scheme, a family can avail medical benefits of upto Rs 4 lakh for four years while it was Rs 1 lakh for four years according to the previous scheme," The new scheme also allots Rs 1.50 lakh per year for some specific diseases.