On March 18, 2021 CM Ashok Gehlot announced the implementation date of the much-awaited universal health scheme named ‘CM Chiranjeevi Yojana’. This scheme was announced by the CM on February 24, 2021 in his state budget speech. Thereby it will begin across the state from May 1, 2021. This scheme tends to cover all the families in the state. It will provide the families in the state with annual medical insurance benefits up to Rs. 5 lakhs. This coverage will turn out to be boon for all the residents. The total outlay of this scheme is estimated as Rs. 3500 crores for this financial year.
Scheme Overview:
Scheme name: | CM Chiranjeevi Yojana |
Scheme Under: | Rajasthan Government |
Announced by: | CM Ashok Gehlot |
Beneficiaries: | Each and every family in the state |
Benefit: | Annual medical insurance benefits of Rs. 5 lakhs |
Objective: | To provide a medical insurance coverage to maintain life-health balance of people in the state |
Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to protect and cover the residents in the state
- This scheme will provide annual medical insurance benefits of Rs. 5 lakhs for each family
- It is the first universal health scheme in the state covering all the families across the state
- The insurance cover under this scheme is cash free/ cashless
- Any resident of the state irrespective of the cast, creed, religion, age, gender can avail the benefit of the scheme
- Cash-free medical insurance benefits will turn out to be a boon for the residents
- This scheme will enable to maintain a balance of life and health of the people
Scheme Details:
- In debate on state budget in the assembly on March 18, 2021, CMO Rajasthan, Mr. Ashok Gehlot announced the beginning of ‘CM Chiranjeevi Yojana’ from May 1, 2021
- CM announced this scheme in his state budget speech on February 24, 2021
- It is a universal health scheme, thereby covering all the families in the state
- It will be launched and implemented for the benefit of the residents in the state
- Under the scheme, each and every family in the state will be provided with annual medical insurance benefits of Rs. 5 lakhs
- This is a cashless/ cash free scheme
- Beneficiaries will get the medical insurance benefits irrespective of gender, religion, caste, age, etc
- This scheme will now secure and cover all the residents of the state
- Registrations for the scheme will start from April 1, 2021
- It will turn out as a boon to the residents of the state and thereby will also bring reforms in the state health infrastructure
- It will cover all the citizens and help maintain their life-health balance
- Total outlay of the scheme is estimated as Rs. 3,500 crores for current financial year