Insurance cover under health smart card raised to Rs 50000

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Press Trust of India Raipur
Last Updated : Oct 01 2017 | 1:48 PM IST
TheChhattisgarhgovernment has increased the insurance coverunder health smart cards fromRs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 from today, officials said.
As per the announcement made by chief minister Raman Singh,the limit of the free treatment through health smart card has been increased from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 per annum from October 1, an official told PTI here.
As many as 55.66 lakh families of the state will be benefitedwith this, he added.
The families (upto five members) havingsmart cards issued under Rashtriya Swasthya BimaYojanaand Mukhyamantri Swasthaya BimaYojana will be entitled for cashless treatment worth Rs 50,000 per year at state recognised hospitals, the official said.
The beneficiaries can lodge their complaints or grievances related to treatment done through smart cards, with district chief medical and health officers or they can call on toll free number 104, he added.

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First Published: Oct 01 2017 | 1:48 PM IST

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