<p> The State government on Tuesday launched Rajiv Arogya Bhagya scheme which will provide affordable health care to those falling under the Above Poverty Line category.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Simultaneously, it also rolled out Jyothi Sanjeevini, a health scheme for government employees.<br /><br />Launching the schemes at the Vidhana Soudha, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that with this, Karnataka would become the first state in the country to achieve universal health coverage. “There are about 100 hospitals empanelled under the Rajiv Arogya Bhagya and 120 under Jyothi Sanjeevini,” he said.<br /><br />“Each year, over Rs 100 crore is spent from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for people with health problems. It is mostly those who have to undergo dialysis and heart-related problems,” he said.<br /><br />Senior citizens approached Siddaramaiah during the event and requested him that they also be covered under the Jyothi Sanjeevini scheme. Siddaramaiah said he would discuss the possibility with the health minister. “We will try and assess the possibility of including retired government employees also under the Jyothi Sanjeevini scheme,” he said.<br /><br />Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said the government was contemplating having a separate health scheme for journalists. “It is a long-standing demand from pensioners that they be covered under some health scheme. We will look into it,” he said.<br /><br />Jyothi Sanjeevini scheme aims at providing tertiary health care for catastrophic illnesses among government employees. Unlike the earlier facility, this would not involve cash transactions.<br /><br /> Government employees, their spouse, children and parents (if they reside with the employee and their monthly income does not exceed Rs 6,000 a month) will be covered under the scheme. Also, the scheme works on an assurance mode and the entire cost would be borne by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms.<br /><br />The Rajiv Arogya Bhagya scheme will also be implemented with the help of Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust. Beneficiaries will have to bear just 30 per cent of the treatment cost, while the State would bear the rest.</p>
<p> The State government on Tuesday launched Rajiv Arogya Bhagya scheme which will provide affordable health care to those falling under the Above Poverty Line category.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Simultaneously, it also rolled out Jyothi Sanjeevini, a health scheme for government employees.<br /><br />Launching the schemes at the Vidhana Soudha, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that with this, Karnataka would become the first state in the country to achieve universal health coverage. “There are about 100 hospitals empanelled under the Rajiv Arogya Bhagya and 120 under Jyothi Sanjeevini,” he said.<br /><br />“Each year, over Rs 100 crore is spent from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for people with health problems. It is mostly those who have to undergo dialysis and heart-related problems,” he said.<br /><br />Senior citizens approached Siddaramaiah during the event and requested him that they also be covered under the Jyothi Sanjeevini scheme. Siddaramaiah said he would discuss the possibility with the health minister. “We will try and assess the possibility of including retired government employees also under the Jyothi Sanjeevini scheme,” he said.<br /><br />Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said the government was contemplating having a separate health scheme for journalists. “It is a long-standing demand from pensioners that they be covered under some health scheme. We will look into it,” he said.<br /><br />Jyothi Sanjeevini scheme aims at providing tertiary health care for catastrophic illnesses among government employees. Unlike the earlier facility, this would not involve cash transactions.<br /><br /> Government employees, their spouse, children and parents (if they reside with the employee and their monthly income does not exceed Rs 6,000 a month) will be covered under the scheme. Also, the scheme works on an assurance mode and the entire cost would be borne by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms.<br /><br />The Rajiv Arogya Bhagya scheme will also be implemented with the help of Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust. Beneficiaries will have to bear just 30 per cent of the treatment cost, while the State would bear the rest.</p>
