Pramod Madhawraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Services and Sports, said on Monday that the State government was thinking of removing the cap of ₹ 2 lakh on medical treatment under the Yeshasvini Scheme. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Brahmavar in Udupi district.
Mr. Madhwaraj said that the removal of this cap would help beneficiaries to avail themselves of medical treatment whatever be the cost. There would be no upper limit on the cost. In other words, treatment would be free under the scheme.
The government had filled vacant posts of doctors, specialists, nurses and technical staff, which were pending for the last eight years. This had reduced vacancies in the Health Department and would help in providing better healthcare to the people.
In this year’s budget, honorarium being paid to Accredited Social Health Activists had been increased by ₹ 1,000. The government had opened generic medicine stores so that people could purchase medicines at cheaper rates. The government was planning to set up dialysis centres at all government hospitals, he said.
The proposed Community Health Centre (CHC) at Brahmavar would have 30 beds and would be constructed at a cost of ₹ 9.36 crore.
As many as 16 quarters would be built for doctors, nurses and Group D employees of the CHC. The CHC was expected to be constructed within a year, Mr. Madhwaraj said.
Nityananda, president of Varamballi Gram Panchayat, presided over the function. Sheela K. Shetty, vice-president of the Zilla Panchayat, M. Sudhakar Shetty, Janardhan Tonse, Zilla Panchayat members, Nalini Rao, president of the Taluk Panchayat, and others were present.
