Treatment of 3 lakh patients under HPUHPS: VS Parmar

| | Shimla | in Chandigarh

Himachal Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar on Monday said that under Himachal Pradesh Universal Health Protection Scheme (HPUHPS), three lakh persons have been provided free of cost treatment by spending Rs 166.85 crore.

The State Government is committed to provide better healthcare facilities to every person and various health schemes were being implemented to provide free of cost treatment to those categories who were unable to afford treatment due to economic reasons, said the Minister.

He said the government is implementing its own scheme namely, Mukhya Mantri State Health Care Scheme for categories which are not covered under RSBY such as senior above 80 years of age, ekal naaris, anganwari workers/helpers, mid-day meal workers, part time workers, daily wage workers, contract employees and persons with more than 70 percent disability. 

He said more than 1.05 lakh smart cards have been issued under the scheme which was being implemented on assurance mode. Cashless treatment of Rs 6.25 crore to the 8000 patients has also been given, he added.

The Health Minister said that with a view to provide basic and critical care coverage to families not covered under any health scheme, the State Government has launched Himachal Pradesh Universal Health Protection Scheme. The beneficiary family would pay Rs 1 per day ie Rs 365 in a year for their health protection under the scheme.

As of today, 41260 families had been registered under the scheme. The enrollment process is on and there was target to enroll about 5 lakh families. The scheme is providing health assurance coverage of Rs 30,000  for common ailments, Rs 1.75 lakh for critical diseases. For cancer the critical care limit is Rs 2.25 lakh per year on family floater basis, said he.

He further said online registration facility had been started and the family will register online by paying premium of Rs 365 and visit the enrollment station for giving the biometric, photograph etc. and collect the smart card. Cashless treatment of Rs 60 lakh to more than 1200 patients had been given under the scheme, he added.

The Minister informed that under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY): BPL, MGNREGA Workers, Building & Other Construction workers, street vendors, sanitation workers, rag pickers, auto rickshaw & taxi drivers and handloom weavers were covered.