Haryana Government has given a big gift of cashless health facility to government employees and their dependents on the occasion of New Year 2024. Governor Shri Bandaru Dattatreya launched cashless health facility under Ayushman Yojana here today. on this occasion…
Chandigarh (Chandra Shekhar Dharani): Haryana Government has given a big gift of cashless health facility to government employees and their dependents on the occasion of New Year 2024. Governor Shri Bandaru Dattatreya launched cashless health facility under Ayushman Yojana here today. Chief Minister Shri Manohar Lal was also present on this occasion.
The state government had launched the scheme on a pilot basis covering employees of two departments, namely Fisheries and Horticulture, to provide cashless healthcare facilities on November 1, 2023, which has been extended to all regular government employees today. Additionally, the scheme is also being extended to employees of the Department of Horticulture and Fisheries, IAS, IPS and IFoS and their dependents on a pilot basis. This scheme is being implemented through Ayushman Bharat Haryana Health Protection Authority (State Health Authority). Governor Shri Bandaru Dattatreya and Chief Minister Shri Manohar Lal also symbolically distributed Ayushman cards to the beneficiaries during the cashless health facility inauguration program organized here today.
All stakeholders like empaneled hospitals and beneficiaries will greatly benefit from this cashless scheme as the procedures listed under it will be completely cashless and the hospitals will get their claims approved from a single platform within a specified time frame. The scheme will provide more efficient, seamless, hassle-free and timely services to the beneficiaries and other stakeholders. The scheme will not only cover six life-threatening emergencies i.e. cardiac emergency, cerebral hemorrhage, coma, electric shock, third And fourth stage cancer patients, and any kind of accidents, but it also covers all types of indoor treatments/day care procedures, catering to the health care needs of the beneficiaries. These services will be available to the beneficiaries in all the hospitals empaneled with DGHS under this scheme.
E-card/CCHF card will be issued to all the beneficiaries to avail benefits under the scheme in the empaneled hospitals. Beneficiaries can avail benefits using payee code, Aadhaar number or PPP number. The entire expenditure under the scheme will be borne by the state government. On this occasion, Chief Secretary Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal, Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Rajesh Khullar, Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department Mrs. G. Anupama, Director General of Police Mr. Shatrujit Kapoor, Chairperson of Haryana Water Resources Authority Mrs. Keshni Anand Arora, State Election Officer Many senior officials including Commissioner Shri Dhanpat Singh and CEO of Ayushman Bharat Shri Rajnarayan Kaushik were present.
