NEW HEALTH SCHEME LAUNCHED IN HARYANA

Monday, 30 December 2013 | PNS | Chandigarh | in Chandigarh

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A new health scheme will be launched in Haryana in the New Year to provide essential health care services free of cost in its all health institutions from primary to tertiary level at an estimated cost of Rs 261.1 crore.

Called Mukhyamantri Muft Ilaaj Yojana, the scheme would cover surgery, drugs, investigations or diagnostic services, ambulance or referral transport services, indoor services and dental treatment. It would benefit 2 crore persons visiting various Government hospitals in the state and about 1 lakh surgery patients. Haryana Health Minister, Rao Narender Singh said that in case of free surgeries, these would be provided under surgery package programme to all the residents of Haryana coming at the Government health institutions as well as the Government medical colleges of the State. There would be package rates for tertiary level surgeries at Government medical colleges of Haryana, he added.

The Minister said that as health department now intends to widen the scope of the scheme, there would be a provision of all types of surgeries under surgery package programme. Also, packages, on the pattern of surgery package programme, shall be prepared for tertiary level surgeries being done at the Govt medical colleges of Haryana.