The State Health Agency (SHA), responsible for implementation of Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana (AAUY), is gearing itself up to bring all the state government employees and the pensioners under AAUY.
The chairman of SHA, D K Kotia held a video conferencing session with the district magistrates and other officials on Wednesday. He said that from January 26, all the state government employees and pensioners would be covered under AAUY. Kotia said that the DDOs and treasury officer concerned would be deducting a monthly contribution, depending upon the grade of the employees, from the salary, for the scheme.
In an important decision, the chairman of SHA directed the district level nodal officers to undertake regular inspections and audit of the empanelled hospitals. He also took stock of the progress of the scheme from all the district magistrates.
He said that soon a letter by thechief minister directed to the beneficiary of the scheme would be sent. The letter would have a QR code of the beneficiary family and would help in getting treatment of the disease even in the absence of the golden card.
The chief executive officer ( CEO) of AAUY, Yugal Kishore Pant said that DMs should ensure that the all the empanelled hospitals highlight the scheme, the diseases covered and information regarding golden cards. He suggested a district- level workshop of registered hospitals be held.