A review meeting of the Health Department was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Rajeev Bindal, Health Minister here today. Dr. Rajeev Bindal reviewed the progress of various programmes being implemented by the Health Department and directed the officers to work sincerely so that best medical services could be provided to the people of the State. He said that efforts were afoot to start health insurance scheme for BPL families in the left out districts also and added that at present the scheme was being implemented in two districts of the State. He said that about 3 lacs families of the State would be covered under the scheme and added that BPL families have to pay Rs. 30 per year and they would be provided a smart card under which they can avail free treatment facilities upto Rs. 30,000 per year in case of hospitalization. He further said that the patients need not go to the company for the money and added that medicines would also be made available in the concerned hospital itself. He said that every effort would be made to issue the smart cards to families in the left out ten districts of the State during this financial year itself.
Dr. Bindal said that decision has been taken to start emergency medical services and a special network of ambulances would be available to cater to the victims of accidents and patients in emergent situations etc. He said that ambulances equipped with trained medical personnel would be made available at 100 places in the entire State who would help in bringing patients to hospitals within a specified time frame. He said that initially the scheme would be implemented at a cost of Rs. 20 crore and added that about Rs. 16 crore would be spent annually on this.
Shri Deepak Sanan, Principal Secretary, Health, Shri Rakesh Kanwar, Additional Secretary, Health, Dr. Sulakshana Puri, Director, Health Services and other senior officers of the Department were present in the meeting.
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By : News Team
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