Context:

• As part of its social welfare measures, the state government has announced measures to improve access to quality health care services for the people from disadvantages sections.

Key Points:

• Taking active steps in the direction, the state government has decided to provide financial aid to poor patients through Chief Minister's Relief Fund on medical grounds. The move is intended to provide better medical care facilities to the people belonging to economically weak sections of Haryana.
• According to the concerned officials, in order to execute the initiative, the state government has amended the Chief Minister's Relief Fund scheme to ensure that poor people can get immediate treatment benefits.
• Financial assistance is now being provided to the patients for the treatment of 25 chronic diseases under this scheme. As per the procedure set by the Health department in this regard, the applicants seeking financial assistance can avail the facility through the SARAL portal of the government. The amount of financial assistance from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund will be directly transferred to the bank account of the applicant or beneficiary. For financial assistance on medical grounds from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, the applicants can simply apply on the SARAL Portal through her/ his Parivar Pehchan Patra ID by uploading relevant documents like medical bills, OPD bills etc.
• As per the amendments made in Chief Minister's Relief Fund scheme, if any disease is not being covered under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, then the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Yojana will get benefits under this scheme.