New Medical Bill Reimbursement System to Help Bypass Bureaucratic Red-Tapism: CM

CM Dr. Sarma Launches Mukhya Mantri Lok Sewak Arogya Yojana

New Medical Bill Reimbursement System to Help Bypass Bureaucratic Red-Tapism: CM Dr. Sarma

CM Ceremonially Transfers first instalment Rs.9,000 each to accounts of 1 lakh beneficiaries under Indian Household Latrine scheme

Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday formally launched the much-awaited Mukhya Mantri Lok Sewak Arogya Yojana, an online medical bill reimbursement scheme for Government of Assam’s employees, pesnioners and their dependents. Medical bills under the scheme shall be reimbursed at rates equivalent to that of Central Government Health Schemes (CGHS) and these shall be credited directly towards the accounts of the claimant employees within a stipulated time-frame. The option of cashless payment shall also be introduced in phases.

Speaking at the ceremonial launch held at Sankardev Kalakshetra International Auditorium in Guwahati, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma exuded confidence the Mukhya Mantri Lok Sewak Arogya Yojana shall be able to do away with bureaucratic red-tapism to a great extant and shall provide huge relief to government employees by simplifying the process of reimbursement of medical bills.

Chief Minister Dr. Sarma said one can get his or her medical bills reimbursed for treatment at any hospital of their choices, a departure from the earlier norm that required one to get treated only at government-empanelled hospitals for his or her bills to be successfully processed. Paperworks to make medical treatment benefits under the scheme cashless in as many hospitals as possible is going on, he said, adding that from coming April 1, treatments for government employees at medical colleges across the State and AIIMS at Changsari shall be made cashless. From October 2, 2024, treatments under the scheme at leading hospitals across the country shall also be made cashless, he said.

The old system of medical reimbursement shall continue to be operational for those employees unwilling to shift to Mukhya Mantri Lok Sewak Arogya Yojana, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma said.

Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, as part of Swacch Bharat Divas being celebrated today, ceremonially transferred first instalment an amount  of Rs. 9,000 each to the bank accounts of 1 lakh beneficiaries under the Individual Household Latrine (IHHL).

The event was also attended by Ministers of Assam Cabinet Keshab Mahanta, Jayanta Mallabaruah, Mayor of Guwahati Municipal Corporation Mrigen Sarania, Additional Chief Secretary S. Abbasi, Commissioner & Secretary (Health) Siddharth Singh, along with a host of other dignitaries.