Government schemes for heart patients in india
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ial Assistance to Poor
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Financial Assistance to Poor
Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF)
Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG)
Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)
RAN - Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF)
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Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF)
The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund PMNRF) are utilized primarily to render immediate relief to families of those killed in natural calamities like floods, cyclones and earthquakes, etc. and to the victims of the major accidents and riots. In addition to this, the PMNRF provides financial assistance to indigent patients for treatment of major diseases at Government/ PMNRF empanelled hospitals to partially defray the expenses. Disbursements are made with the approval of the Prime Minister.
Applicants can apply for grant of financial assistance through an application form addressed to the Prime Minister. Applicants, applying for grant of financial assistance for medical treatment, are required to enclose two passport size photographs of patient (one pasted on application, another stapled with application), copy of residence proof, original medical certificate incorporating the type of disease and estimated cost of expenditure and copy of his/her income certificate. After receipt of application, the same is considered and disbursements are made at the sole discretion of the Prime Minister, keeping in view availability of funds and prior commitments of the PMNRF.
Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG)
Financial assistance is provided under HMDG to the poor patients with family income less than Rs.1,00,000/- annually and suffering from major illness and undergoing treatment in Government Hospitals/Institutions, to defray a part of the expenditure on hospitalization/treatment, in cases where free medical facilities are not available.
Criteria laid down for sanctioning grants
The broad criteria laid down for sanctioning such grants are:
Reimbursement of expenditure already incurred is not permissible.
Prolonged treatment involving recurring expenditure is not permissible.
Financial assistance is not admissible for diseases of common nature where treatment is not expensive.
Financial assistance is not admissible for T.B. cases for which free treatment is available under National T.B.Control Programme.
Cases for treatment in private hospital are not entertained.
Central as well as State Government employees are not eligible for grant under rules.
Only those having annual family income up to Rs.1.00,000/ - and below are eligible for financial assistance from Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG)
Financial assistance limits are as follows:
Rs.50, 000/- if the estimated cost of treatment is up to Rs. 1, 00,000/- .
Rs. 75,000/- if the estimated cost of treatment is above Rs. 1,00,000/- & up to Rs. 1,50,000/-.
Rs.1, 00,000/- if the estimated cost of treatment is above Rs.1, 50,000/-.