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  • Rajasthan government launches universal health scheme covering all families

    Express News Service
    JAIPUR: Amid a deepening COVID crisis, Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday launched a major initiative to turn the goal of ‘Health for All’ into a reality. On International Labour Day, the state launched a universal health scheme covering all families, which will provide cashless insurance of coverage of Rs 5 lakh.

    Under the Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojna, free insurance can be availed by all families that come under BPL, NFSA, SECC, and several other schemes for the poor and under-privileged sections of the society. The families that are not covered under any of these programmes can avail the insurance by paying an annual installment of Rs 850.

    Speaking on the occasion of the launch of the scheme, CM Ashok Gehlot said, “The deprived sections of the society are also entitled to live a life of dignity, with full security available to them. We also need to bridge the gap between rich and poor through social security measures.”

    “The ‘Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi: Yojna’ is a historic step of the Rajasthan government in this direction whereby the people in the state will not have to spend a lot of money to ensure that they get medical treatment of the best quality,” he added.

    Besides, all the major diseases covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi: Yojna will also include COVID-19 care and hemodialysis for poor patients. Gehlot claimed that this initiative of his government can be used as a model by other states.

    This ambitious Rs 3,500 crore scheme was announced in the state budget in February. Registrations for it began on April 1 

  • Rajasthan’s health scheme aimed at all set for May 1 start

    Express News Service
    JAIPUR: In a move to turn the goal of ‘Health for All’ into reality, Rajasthan government will begin cashless insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh under a universal health scheme for all families of the state from May 1.

    Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has named the newly-announced health coverage scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojna’.

    This will cover annual medical insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh for every family in the state.

    The scheme will begin on May 1, the International Labour Day. Mukhyamantri Chiranjivi Yojna will provide free insurance to all families under BPL, NFSA and SECC categories.

    Those covered under Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojana, along with contractual workers and small and marginal farmers, can also avail of this scheme for free.

    Families not in these categories will also be eligible for the benefits, although they have to pay 50 per cent of the premium, which will come to around Rs 850 annually.

    Registration for those not included in the BPL/National Food Security Act (NFSA)/Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) beneficiary list will begin from April 1.

    This Rs 3,500 crore health scheme was announced during the state budget in February. Besides major diseases, the Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojna will also include Covid-19 care and haemodialysis for the poor.