(a) whether the Government is contemplating to give financial assistance
to the poor patients suffering from Cancer and Kidney diseases; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government is contemplating to give financial assistance
to the poor patients suffering from Cancer and Kidney diseases; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a)&(b): Health is a State subject and the Central Govt. is supplementing the efforts of the State Government.
Financial assistance is provided to the patients who are living below the poverty line and is suffering from major life threatening diseases including Cancer and Nephrology under the ‘Health Minister’s Discretionary Grants (HMDG)’, Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)’ and the newly constituted ‘ Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund’.