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On July 22, 2021 the Karnataka cabinet approved the framing of Karnataka Arogya Sanjeevini Scheme (KASS). This scheme was earlier announced in the state budget. Under this scheme the government will provide cashless medical treatment to the state government employees and their family members. This scheme aims to provide the required assistance to the employees and their families in this crucial period of the pandemic. The scheme is being planned for supporting the employees. It will turn out to be a boon to the employees working relentlessly throughout the pandemic. The budget allocated for this scheme is Rs. 250 crores for every year.
Scheme Overview:
| Scheme Name: | Karnataka Arogya Sanjeevini Scheme (KASS). |
| Scheme Under: | Karnataka Government |
| Approved By: | Karnataka State Cabinet |
| Approved On: | July 22, 2021 |
| Scheme Details By: | Law ad Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai |
| Beneficiaries: | State government employees and their families |
| Benefit: | Cashless medical treatment to the government employees and their families |
| Objective: | To provide assistance to the government employees and their family members thereby maintaining life and health balance |
Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to assist the state government employees
- This scheme will cover all the government employees as well as their family members
- Cashless medical treatment will be provided to the state employees and their families under this scheme
- Implementation of the scheme will be done with utmost transparency
- Measures will be taken to keep a check that maximum employees get the benefit under the scheme
- This scheme will enable to maintain a balance of life and health in the state
Scheme Details:
- Karnataka state cabinet approved the framing of Karnataka Arogya Sanjeevini Scheme (KASS) on July 22, 2021
- It was earlier announced in the state budget
- The scheme details were provided by Law ad Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai
- This scheme is mainly planned for all the state government employees
- Under this scheme the state government employees and their families will get cashless or free of cost medical treatment
- This scheme will be of great help to the employees in these pandemic situations
- The cost of treatment will be borne by the state government
- It is mainly planned for supporting the health of the government employees working relentlessly throughout the pandemic
- It tends to cover all the government employees across the state
- This scheme will enable to maintain a balance of life and health of the employees and to help them cope with the situations
- Total cost of this scheme will be about Rs. 250 crores for every year
- Apart from this scheme, the cabinet also approved – to provide 5 lakhs houses for people belonging to EWS in the state under different housing schemes, funds for development infrastructure, establishment of 7 Centres of Innovation and Development in Smart Agriculture (CIDSA), etc.
