In this article, we shall be discussing the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana introduced by the government of Maharashtra to extend health care benefits to economically weak classes.
Healthcare is an expensive benefit that is out of reach for people belonging to lower income groups. Furthermore their economic vulnerability forces them to live in unhygienic conditions which increases their exposure to disease and sickness even more. So health care is all the more important for these classes and the onus to provide healthcare facilities fall upon the administration. It is with this in mind that the government of Maharashtra has introduced the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana. In this article we shall take a close look at the various features and benefits of the scheme and how one can apply for the benefits under this scheme.
Objectives And Features Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana was launched to provide health insurance cover. So far 0.5 million citizens have benefited through this scheme. Under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, more than 5 lakh Covid-19 claims have been paid till March 31 for which an amount of ₹ 1031 crore has been spent by the government.
Apart from this, the state government has also been instructed by the court to keep an eye on the bills of black fungus patients being charged by private hospitals and ensure that more bills are not being recovered from any patient. Is. The cost of treatment and monitoring of the cost of antifungal medication will also be directed by the court.
The main objective of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana is that the state government has decided to take the responsibility of the treatment of the poor people of the state of Maharashtra who are economically weak. Along with those farmers who are victims of any natural calamity and their financial support is very weak, such poor people are provided with costly health services like surgery transplantation therapy under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana. Government hospitals of Maharashtra state have been selected for all these diseases.
Eligibility For The Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana
The basic eligibility criteria to apply under this scheme are as follows:
- The total income of the economically weak poor family should be less than ₹ 1 lakh per annum.
- Poor families living in 36 districts of Maharashtra who have this yellow or orange ration card and their children are not more than two will be eligible for this.
- Those farmers who are suffering from any natural calamity will be eligible for this. 14 districts of Maharashtra have been included.
- The applicant family must be a citizen of the state of Maharashtra.
Eligible beneficiaries have to further provide the following documents to reap the benefits of the scheme:
- Sickness certificate issued by a government doctor
- Three passport size photographs of the applicant
- Aadhar card
- Ration card
- I Certificate
- age certificate
Additionally the following conditions are also applicable
- For the beneficiaries living in the city, the examination will have to be done in the nearest Sadar Hospital.
- For the candidates of the village, they will have to go to the government health camp and get their illness checked.
- After this, the applicant will have to go to the specialist doctor of his disease and get a checkup done.
- After the disease is confirmed, the details of the disease and the details of the expenses will be registered by the Arogya Mitra.
- Expenses of illness, travel expenses, hospital and doctor expenses, all these will be entered online on the portal of this scheme.
- This process is completed within 24 hours.
- After this the treatment of the patient is started and no expenses related to the disease are taken during the treatment.
How To Apply Online For Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana?
The following steps have to be completed for online registration of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana .
- For online application in this scheme, you have to go to the official website of this scheme.
- After clicking on the link, the home page of this website will open in front of you.
- On this home page, you will see the option of New Registration, click on it.
- After this a new form will open on your screen.
- In this, you will have all the information related to yourself and all the certificates will have to be scanned and uploaded.
- After this you have to click on the submit button.
- After clicking on submit, your registration will be done, after that you can get treated in any government hospital.
List Of Hospitals Under The Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana:
In order to find out all the hospitals that are covered under the scheme, the following steps must be followed.
- First of all you have to go to the official website . After visiting the official website, the home page will open in front of you.
- On this home page, you will see the option of Network Hospital, you have to click on this option.
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- After clicking on the option, the next page will open on the computer screen in front of you.
- On this page you will see the list of hospitals. In this way, you can choose the hospital according to your convenience.
Process To View Package Cost
You can view the list of healthcare packages available under the scheme on the portal with the following steps:
- First of all you have to visit the official website of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana.
- Now the home page will open in front of you.
- On the home page, you have to click on the option of Operational Guidelines.
- Now you have to click on the link for package cost .
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- As soon as you click on this link, all the package cost will come openly in front of you.
- You can view related information from it.
Process To See Procedure List
You can also view the list of medical procedures covered under this scheme by the following steps:
- First of all you have to visit the official website of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana.
- Now the home page will open in front of you.
- After this you have to click on the option of Operational Guidelines.
- Now you have to click on the link of the procedure list .
- As soon as you click on this option, the procedure list will open in front of you.
- You can see related information from this list.
Conclusion:
The pandemic caused by the Covid – 19 has put a new kind of emphasis on public health care and the responsibility of the government towards helping the lower income groups with good facilities. Maharashtra was one of the worst affected states by the pandemic due to the huge influx of tourists and foreign travelers coming into the city. So this scheme has helped in stopping a bad situation from getting worse. If you have any other queries regarding any legal or regulatory matter, get in touch with us and we will ensure you get expert, professional help for your requirements.
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