Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a government- run health insurance scheme for the BPL family under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It provides cashless insurance for hospitalization in public as well as selected private hospitals. The objective of RSBY is to provide protection to BPL households from financial ...

NPHCE programme is to provide separate, specialized and comprehensive health care to the senior citizens at various level of State health care delivery system including outreach services. The NPHCE is sponsored and its implementation is monitored by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Benefit Types: Free, specialised health care ...

The National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is responsible for overall policy formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the different activities envisaged under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP). The National Cell functions under the direct guidance and supervision of the ...

Under the Family Planning Indemnity Scheme, States/UTs would process and make payment of claims to accepters of sterilization in the event of death/failures/complications/Indemnity cover to doctors/health facilities. It is envisaged that States/UTs would make suitable budget provisions for implementation of the scheme through their respective State/ UT Program Implementation Plans ...

Name of the scheme: National Scheme of Incentives to Girls for Secondary Education Purpose: The main purpose of this scheme is to promote enrolment of girl child between the age group of 14 and18 years at secondary stage, especially those who passed Class VIII and to encourage the secondary education ...

Fluorosis, a public health problem is caused by excess intake of fluoride through drinking water/food products/industrial emission over a long period. It results in major health disorders like dental fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis and non-skeletal fluorosis. With an aim to prevent and control Fluorosis cases, Government of India initiated the National ...

Financial Assistance up to a maximum of Rs. 1,00,000/- is available from 01.01.13 to the poor indigent patients from the Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant to defray a part of the expenditure on Hospitalization/treatment in Government Hospitals in cases where free medical facilities are not available. Criteria: Reimbursement of expenditure already ...

Name of the scheme: Nai Udaan– Scheme for Support for Minority Students clearing Prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, State Public Service Commissions etc. Purpose: The purpose of this scheme is to provide financial support to the minority candidates those who have cleared prelims conducted by ...

Name of the scheme: Free Coaching and Allied Scheme for Candidates/Students Belonging to Minority Communities Purpose: The main purpose of this scheme is to provide students belonging to minority communities special coaching for qualifying examinations in technical or professional courses such as engineering, medical, law, management, IT etc. Eligibility Criteria: ...

Name of the scheme: ‘Post-Matric Scholarship’ for Students Belonging to the Minority Communities Purpose: To award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority community for providing them better opportunities for higher education, increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their employability. The scholarship ...