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NIMHANS Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme

Organisation : NIMHANS National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Science
Scheme Name : Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme

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Notification : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/21124-swavlamban.pdf
Website : http://nimhans.ac.in/

Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme

‘Swavlamban’ is a tailor made Group Health Insurance Scheme for providing affordable Health Insurance to persons with blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, loco-motor Disability, mental Retardation and mental Illness.

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It has been launched by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with New India Assurance company Limited (Fully owned by Government of India). This is the first health insurance scheme catering to persons disabled with mental illness.

The scheme provides Rs 2,00,000 family floater policy for an affordable premium of Rs 355 per annum to persons with disabilities.

More details regarding the scheme are available at the following link in New India Assurance Company Limited website newindia.co.in/Content.aspx?pageid=6363

Efforts are being made to arrange periodic camps for enrolment in swavlamban health insurance scheme in Information centre for Persons with disabilities, NIMHANS (coordinated by Seva in Action (NGO); funded by Directorate for Empowerment of Differently abled and senior citizens, Government of Karnataka).

Officials from New India Assurance Company Limited have consented to come to Information centre for Persons with disabilities (NIMHANS) periodically and enroll Persons with disabilities interested in availing the scheme.

** The first such camp was conducted in 21st May 2016. 31 Persons with disabilities (most of them disabled with mental illness) were enrolled in the scheme.
** The second camp is being conducted in 18th June 2016. Interested persons can register for this camp online at the link goo.gl/forms/xM0YIDY2GN
** Additionally, these camps are likely to continue every 3rd saturday of each month.
** For more information, kindly contact 080-26995834 or email ic4pwd[at]gmail.com
** We request you to include the information as a news item in your newspaper. It will help in spreading the information among public so that needy can benefit from the scheme

About Us :
** Test Establish the highest standards of evidence-based care for psychiatric and neurological disorders and rehabilitation
** Develop expertise and set standards of care for diseases of public health relevance in the developing world

** Work with the government and provide consultancy services for policy planning and monitoring strategies in the field of Mental Health and Neurosciences and facilitate execution of national health programme.

** Human resource capacity building by training in diverse fields related to Mental Health and Neurosciences.

** Develop and strengthen inter-disciplinary, inter-institutional and international collaboration with universities and research institutes across the globe to foster scientific research, training in advanced technology and exchange of ideas in the areas of Mental Health and Neurosciences.

Contact Us :
Switchboard: + 91 80 26995000
OPD Enquiry: +91 80 26995530
Medical Superintendent
Dr. V. Bhadrinarayan
Medical Superintendent
NIMHANS
Hosur Road
Bangalore – 560029, India
Telephone: 91-080-26995201, 26995202

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  1. What is the minimum percentage disability that can avail the health insurance scheme?
    What are the hospitals paneled for cash less treatment in Bengaluru?
    When are we getting the policy or the eligible card to avail the medical benefits?, as we have enrolled at Nimhans premises on 20th September 2016?

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