Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh increased limit of the free treatment through Health Smart Card from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 as a Diwali gift which would benefit about 55.66 lakh families.
The Government decision has come into effect from Sunday, October 1.
According to the health department, the families having Health Smart Cards issued under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and Mukhyamantri Swasthaya Bima Yojana (MSBY) will be eligible for cashless less treatment worth Rs 50,000 at Government recognised hospitals from October 1, 2017.
Upon being admitted in recognised hospitals, each family will get health insurance benefit of Rs 50,000 per family per annum on a family floater basis (upto 5 members). Hospitalisation can be for both medical and surgical procedures.
Around 1,159 surgical procedures are included under the scheme.
Beneficiaries can register their complaints/grievances with district chief medical officer, health officer or can call Toll Free Number - 104. Chhattisgarh Government intends to improve the affordability, availability and accessibility of quality healthcare to every citizen of the State.
Towards this direction, State has initiated RSBY for the unorganised workers and Mukhyamantri Swasthaya Bima Yojana (MSBY) to provide protection to every uncovered household against the risk of health spending leading to poverty.
MSBY is getting implemented in all the districts of Chhattisgarh to provide health insurance cover to all the uncovered families of the State. Under the schemes, each family is being provided a Bio-Metric smart card.