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This year, Rs eight crore 36 lakh 91 thousand has been
provided under Beemar Sahayata Nidhi (Patient Assistance Fund) to 750
patients for undergoing treatment of serious ailments under the state
government's scheme for providing free treatment to poor people. This
information was given by Minister for Public Health & Family Planning,
Medical Education, Biodiversity & Biotechnology and Public Grievances
Redressal Shri Anup Mishra.
Shri Mishra informed that the BPL families which are
domiciles of Madhya Pradesh are provided Rs 25 thousand to Rs 1.50 lakh for
treatment under Madhya Pradesh Rajya Beemar Sahayata Nidhi. This assistance
is given for cancer surgery, renal surgery, replacement of joint, post-natal
complications, retinal detachment, brain surgery, MDR cases, hip
replacement, head injury, spinal injury, heart surgery and neurosurgery.
The Health Minister said that this year 764 patients
of BPL families were provided economic assistance. Out of this, Rs 51 lakh
40 thousand was provided to cancer patients, Rs 1.25 lakh was given to one
patient for undergoing thoracic surgery, Rs 12 lakh to 39 patients for knee
joint replacement surgery and Rs 5 lakh was provided to five patients for
spinal surgery while 593 heart patients were given assistance of Rs 5 crore
61 lakh 44 thousand and a patient of MDR case was given Rs 91 thousand.
Shri Mishra informed that
maximum aid under the scheme was given to heart patients. District wise,
economic assistance was provided to four patients in Morena, 2 in Sheopur,
seven in Bhind, three in Gwalior, one in Datia, seven in Shivpuri, 14 in
Guna, seven in Ashok Nagar, 10 in Tikamgarh, 15 in Chhatarpur, four in Panna,
35 in Sagar, 22 in Damoh, 20 in Satna, 16 in Rewa, three in Shahdol, five in
Sidhi, five in Umaria, 2 in Anuppur, one in Singrauli, 36 in Mandsaur, 22 in
Neemuch, 16 in Ratlam, 38 in Ujjain, 20 in Shajapur, 35 in Dewas, six in
Jhabua, 13 in Dhar, 46 in Indore, 12 in Khargone, 15 in Barwani, 13 in
Khandwa, 15 in Burhanpur, six in Alirajpur, 34 in Rajgarh, 33 in Vidisha, 45
in Bhopal, 29 in Sehore, 17 in Raisen, 13 in Betul, 17 in Hoshangabad, seven
in Harda, 18 in Jabalpur, 10 in Katni, 12 in Narsinghpur, five in Mandla, 16
in Chhindwara, four in Seoni and 28 in Balaghat. |
