The expat community from Kerala in the UAE and beyond can now register for the Kerala government’s comprehensive health and accident insurance scheme, ‘Norka Care’, introduced by the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (Norka).
The scheme offers Malayali expats, including students, health coverage of up to ₹500,000 (about Dh20,800) for an annual premium of less than Dh1 per day. It also provides accident insurance of up to ₹1 million (about Dh41,600), bringing the total coverage to over Dh62,000.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the scheme in Thiruvananthapuram.
“This has been a long-standing demand of our expats. We are able to realise it today. This scheme will ensure their safety and well-being,” he said, announcing that it will be available from November 1, Kerala Formation Day.
The ‘Norka Care’ mobile app was also launched during the event.
