ambedkarfoundation.nic.in Medical Aid Scheme For SC & ST : Dr. Ambedkar Foundation

Organization : Dr Ambedkar Foundation
Service Name : Dr. Ambedkar Medical Aid Scheme For SC & ST
Applicable For : SC & ST Only
Applicable State/UT: All India

Website : http://www.ambedkarfoundation.nic.in/
Application Form :  https://www.statusin.in/uploads/9790-medicalaid.pdf

Dr. Ambedkar Medical Aid Scheme :

The scheme is meant to provide medical treatment facility to the patients suffering from serious ailments requiring surgery of Kidney, Heart, Liver, Cancer and Brain or

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any other life threatening diseases including organ transplant and spinal surgery to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe persons whose annual family income is less than Rs.1,00,000/- p.a. and will be implemented through the following Hospitals

Hospitals :
(i) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
(ii) Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
(iii) Patna Medical College Hospital, Patna, Bihar.
(iv) Jabalpur Hospital and Research Centre, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
(v) B. Barua Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
(vi) Birla Heart Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal.
(vii) Kalinga Hospital Ltd. Chandrashekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
(viii) Tata Cancer Research Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
(ix) Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
(x) The Voluntary Health Services, Chennai.
(xi) All CGHS approved Hospitals as revised from time to time by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
(xii) All State Government Medical Colleges attached Hospitals even if not included under CGHS Scheme.
(xiii) All State Hospitals.
(xiv) All Hospitals recognized by State Government
(xv) All Hospitals fully funded by either the Central Government or the State Governments.
(xvi) All Government Hospitals in District Headquarters/ major towns where surgery or treatment facility for Kidney, Heart, Liver, Cancer and Brain or any other life threatening disease including organ transplant and spinal surgery is available.
(xvii) In exceptional cases where the Chairperson is personally convinced of the genuineness and justification for the need to cover any Hospital outside the approved list, can be approached for eligible treatment.

Eligibility:
(i) The applicant shall belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Community.

(ii) Annual family income shall not exceed Rs. 1,00,000/- per annum.

(iii) Those who are suffering from major ailments which need surgery such as kidney, heart, liver, cancer, brain or any other life threatening disease including organ transplant and spinal surgery.

How To Apply:
The applicant shall apply for medical aid in the prescribed application form, duly certified by the Medical Superintendent of the concerned Hospital. The application format is attached as Annexure-I attached. The application must be submitted along with the caste certificate, income certificate, ration card and estimated cost of the treatment duly certified by the Medical Superintendent of the Hospital.

The application shall be recommended and forwarded by the Members of the General Body of Dr. Ambedkar Foundation or local sitting Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha) or by the District Magistrate & Collector / Deputy Commissioner of the concerned District or the Secretary in-charge of Health & Social Welfare Departments of the State/UT. The duly filled in form should reach the Director, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, 15, Janpath, New Delhi, at least 15 days before the date of surgery. All the applications received will be processed in Dr. Ambedkar Foundation.