Decision to implement Mukhya Mantri Karmchari Swasthya Bima Yojana

Bhopal: In a Cabinet meeting held under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister Kamal Nath at Mantralaya on Saturday, a decision has been taken to implement Mukhya Mantri Karmchari Swasthya Bima Yojana in the state. About 12 lakh 55 thousand employees/officers of the state will be benefitted under the scheme.
All regular Government Employees, Contractual employees, Teacher cadre, Retired Employees, Home Guard, Full time employees getting salary from the contingency fund and Employees serving in autonomous institutions of the state will be benefitted by the scheme. The scheme will be optional for the employees of Corporations/Boards and for the Officers of the All India Service.
Under the Mukhya Mantri Karmchari Swasthya Bima Yojana, upto Rs. 10 thousand per annum for free medical treatment in OPD will be provided or free medicines will be distributed. For general medical treatment, free medical facility upto Rs. 5 lakh per annum and upto Rs. 10 lakh per annum for serious illness treatment to each family will be provided. A special permission can be given by the State Level Medical Board for treatment over Rs. 10 lakh.
The Cabinet has granted approval to continue the 100 percent aided ‘One Stop Centre’ Scheme of the Government of India, operated by the Women and Child Development Department in 51 districts of the state. An approval to create new 560 posts has also been given for this scheme.
The Cabinet has granted approval to enhance the discretionary fund of the Ministers from Rs. 50 lakh to Rs. One crore per annum. Similarly, the discretionary fund of the Ministers of State has been raised to Rs. 60 lakh from Rs. 35 lakh annually.