Free Medical Assistance (Gujarat)
About This Scheme
The scheme "Free Medical Assistance" by the Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat, aims to provide financial assistance for expensive medical treatments to people of Scheduled Tribes. Through this scheme, monetary aid is provided to Scheduled Tribe individuals suffering from diseases like tuberculosis, cancer, leprosy, HIV/AIDS, sickle cell anaemia, and thalassemia, as well as for serious maternity cases and anaemia in women.
Eligibility
- The applicant should belong to Gujarat. - The applicant should belong to a Scheduled Tribe. - The applicant's family income must be less than or equal to ā¹6,00,000/-. - For HIV/AIDS patients, the annual income limit is ā¹27,000/- for rural areas and ā¹35,000/- for urban areas.
Benefits
Financial assistance is provided to Scheduled Tribe individuals for medical treatment. The revised rates, effective from April 1, 2024, are as follows: S. No.Name Of DiseaseCurrent rate of assistanceProposed Rate of AssistanceA Type:1In Serve Cases Of Labourā¹500/- per caseā¹2,000/- per case2For Female Genital Mutilationā¹150/- per caseā¹2,000/- per case3Decayā¹500/- every month until the pain is goneā¹2,000/- every month until the pain subsides4Leprosyā¹800/- per month until the pain is goneā¹2,000/- every month until the pain subsidesB Type:1CancerUntil then, ā¹1,000/- per month will cure the pain.ā¹2,500/- every month until the pain subsides2For AIDSā¹1,000/- every month until the pain subsidesā¹2,500/- every month until the pain subsides3Sickle cell anaemiaā¹500/- every month until the pain is goneā¹2,500/- every month until the pain subsides4Thalassemiaā¹500/- per patient every month until the pain is relieved.ā¹2,500/- per patient every month until the pain is relieved.> Mode of Disbursement: The financial assistance will be disbursed through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). For HIV/AIDS patients, the payment will be made by cheque. > Frequency of Disbursement: Monthly until the patient recovers from tuberculosis, cancer, leprosy, AIDS, sickle cell anaemia, and thalassemia. Per case for serious maternity cases and anaemia in women. > Validity: The assistance is provided until the patient recovers from specified diseases.
How to Apply
Where This Comes From
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