The State government has enhanced the coverage under the health insurance scheme for government employees and extended the scheme to cover treatment for cancer and organ transplant surgeries.
The government has extended its insurance scheme for another four years, up to June 30, 2020.
The insurance scheme that was implemented in 2012 for four years through the United India Insurance Company expired on June 30 and was due for renewal.
Rs. 7.5 lakh-coverage
Government employees, who are beneficiaries of the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme, can expect to be covered for up to Rs. 7.5 lakh of the treatment cost.
A release said the government had extended the scheme to cover dependents of beneficiaries with 40 per cent disability, irrespective of their age.
Henceforth, accident victims admitted to a hospital that was not empanelled under the scheme would be covered, the government has announced. It had extended cover to hospitals not empanelled in the scheme if and when victims of accident were admitted to such hospitals for treatment.
Under the scheme, the employees had to pay a premium of Rs. 180 a month and the government would pay Rs. 17.90 crore to the insurance company.
According to the release, around 10.22 lakh employees and their families were expected to benefit from the scheme.
The coverage sum has been extended to Rs. 7.5 lakh
Dependents with up to 40 p.c. disability get insurance
