Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has launched Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS) on the lines of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) with the objective of providing better treatment facilities to the legislators, former MLAs, employees of the State Government, bodies, boards, and corporations and pensioners in the state. In the first phase, it has been approved to be implemented from July 1.Under this scheme, about 13 lakh beneficiary families will be provided indoor, outdoor, and cashless medical facilities for tests in all Govt hospitals approved private hospitals and private test centers. Employees and pensioners appointed before January 1, 2004, will get unlimited outdoor facilities. Cashless IPD treatment facility up to Rs 5 lakh, additional medical facility up to Rs 5 lakh for critical diseases, and outdoor medical facility up to an annual limit of Rs 20,000, on opting the personnel appointed after January 1, 2004. Can get the employees who are presently available only IPD facility within the limit of sum insured up to Rs 3 lakh, they will also have the option of availing this facility free of cost in RGHS as before.
