JAIPUR: While taking measures to make healthcare facilities accessible to all by reducing out-of-pocket expenses, chief minister Ashok Gehlot in his budget speech on Wednesday announced cashless treatment in government hospitals, while the health insurance coverage under Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana has also been announced to increase it from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for each registered family under the insurance scheme, which means that not only in government hospitals, but also in empanelled private hospitals, a patient can get cashless treatment up to Rs 10 lakh.
Provisions for cashless treatment for those have been made who do not have registration under Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojna, for the purpose, collectors will be empowered to help patients in getting cashless treatment by directing the hospitals. Also, Chiranjeevi Accident Insurance Scheme has been announced with insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh.
Also, expensive treatment such as bone marrow transplant, cochlear transplant, organ transplant, blood/platelets/plasma transfusion and limb prosthesis (bone cancer) will also be done free of cost in the state at government hospitals. In 2021-22 budget, Ashok Gehlot had expanded the Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana to all. Some of the categories such as beneficiaries of National Food Security Act, small and marginal farmers, those covered under Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011, contractual employees of government departments, boards, cooperation and destitute and helpless families do not need to pay any premium but apart from those, others families have to pay Rs 850 yearly to get the cashless treatment under the Chiranjeevi yojana.
