Haryana Government has decided to implement ‘Mukhyamantri Nishulk Chikitsa Yojana’ to provide all types of surgeries free of cost at general hospitals of the State.
Health Minister Rao Narender Singh on Wednesday said that our aim is to reduce the expenditure incurred on the people for their medical treatment in the State. Under this scheme, facilities of all types of surgeries being given under the ‘Surgery Package Programme’ would be available to every individual of the state free of cost.
The State has earmarked an annual budget of Rs 10 crore per year for this scheme and one needs to have an authorized Haryana residence proof to avail a free surgery, he said. Health Minister said that to ensure active participation of doctors, specialists of Government hospitals would be paid monetary incentive of Rs 3000 per month for their good performance. Similarly, half yearly one time incentive of Rs 15000 would be given to better performing civil hospital and team. Norms have also been prescribed for this.
An anesthetist working under this scheme would be paid Rs 2,000 per case while a surgical specialist would get Rs 2,500 per case. Surgeons would be given Rs 10,000 to meet the emergency expenses of an Operation Theatre, Singh said. The State Government was also making an attempt to involve the services of private specialists under the scheme. Apart from this, Haryana Government employees would also get the benefit of free Surgery Package but they would have to pay for the implants which could be reimbursed by their respective departments as per the reimbursement policy of the State Government.