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Govt guided Consumer welfare

Please make it compulsory to buy health insurance as much as possible.

1. Make all tax payers pay for (family) Health insurance, unless they can prove that they already have a policy.

2. Make it possible for them to buy a "standard" family plan. A simple, basic common plan to be compulsorily offered by all Insurance companies, the price can vary as per the company's decision.

3. Offer this standard, basic plan to all central and state govt and PSU (overall Sarkari) employees.

The idea behind this is compulsory basic insurance in Netherlands etc. which allows no exceptions and fine print to exclude health conditions. Citizens can be fined if they do not have this, registered against their name.
Poor get subsidy to cover part of the cost, depending on income.
Free for below 18.

Govt should promote more products it thinks are good for citizens, or at least enable Sarkari people to buy them. (as part of bonus, instead of money)

Such as efficient (Electric, Hybrid), space saving, safe transport, Nano purchase scheme for all Sarkari employees. (or E-bike)
Govt should promote some selected innovate useful excellent design products and help them further their market.
Incubate, invest if possible or required.
It should select some essential useful products, Rank and Rate them and then promote the best (most useful) for easy purchase.
Instead of just BIS OK certificate, more proactive ranking will help consumers become more aware and reform the market.

Just like Sarkari people are forced to book Air India for travel.
This is justifiable, for example also the LED bulb sale scheme.

The govt should intervene more and not less to raise the bar for the overall quality of the market and expand the market in a very good way.

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