DEEN DAYAL SWASTHYA SEVA YOJNA HEALTH SCHEME Another nomenclature of BJP stalwarts after stadium is christened after S. Mukerjee, While BJP is going hammer and tongs dismantling schemes , streets, bridges, stadium it is exactly repeating what it abhors in political parlance
Before we drum up the merits of the present scheme, why the previous health scheme is not made operational. transferrable , modified by accepting details from earlier card with imbedded chip of information and why subject Goans to another bout of administrative, procedural hassles and torture. The present Govt is on its last leg and just like LED bulbs, hopes to win voters by another Scheme, The MLA `s are creating a tamasha on personal presence at distributionThe same will suffer similar fate, if there is change in Govt., Then it will be another political football and a new scheme The previous scheme named as SWARNAJAYNATI AAROGYA VIMA YOJNA, Medical Insurance for all Goans, under Directorate of Health Services launched in the year 2011 Rightly so it is not named after any person, The cost per family was Rs100= has gone down the drain without any effect Fortunately it is not named after any individual. Time lapse has also memory lapse and questions are not asked about it, The scheme remains identical as to the number of persons eligible per family with increase in cost of coverage This new health grandiose scheme all India first wonder will not be emulated or discussed, The salient features are as follows 1-Benefit all Goans residents of 5 yrs, irrespective of financial status, presently Govt, employees excluded because of receipt of reimbursement 2- Family of 3 will be covered up to 2-5 lakhs and family of 4 plus 4 lakhs. 3- DDSy scheme launched , 30-6-2016 to be operational on 15-8-2016, the forma are just being distributed. 4- 0.35 million families with annual premium to be paid per family by Govt is Rs 3,206=. The costs to the Govt, is estimated as Rs one billion. It is agreed on discounted premium for St, SC, OBC , and other backward classes . 5- GEL will handle the technical aspects and insurer is United Insurance Company 6- 447 types of investigations and related surgeries at all Govt, Hospitals and designated Pvt. Hospitals. 7— covers 276 types of disease at Govt. Hospitals. 8—Hospitalisation for 147 diseases at pvt. Hospitals 9—costs include hospitalization,medication, medicines, surgeries. 10- South Goa District the centres are at Canacona, Dharbandra,Mormugao,Ponda ,Quepem Salcette registration at ( Urban Health Centre opp. Hospicio Hospital ,Margao. & Mathany Saldanha administrative complex Email dddsy...@uiic.co.in 0832/2438844 These popular scheme have the life span of Govt, in power, Brochures with details at least by MLA`s at distribution centres to show that they care that voters are informed thoroughly The same amount could have be poured into improving primary health centers all over Goa, which do not display timings of operation as mostly closed in the evenings The scheme of medical reimbursement of certain types of ailments, surgeries could have been streamlined, It is well known fact that the private insurer is in business for profit, May be as usual some kick backs will go towards party coffers The previous of 2011 remained in hibernation since now and hurriedly pushing the novelty is sheer tomfoolery. The com placement voters do not see through the cunning designs, however of temporary nature before elctions Adhar card by the present Govt. was considered as inadequate to be replaced because it speaks of legacy of UPA I &II, but now it is embraced with all benefits to be related to the Adhar Card system Nelson Lopes .Chinchinim