(a) whether the Government proposes to provide free treatment to the children
with heart diseases belonging to lower income group in pursuance of the
directions issued by the Delhi High Court in the matter;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the norms laid down for determination of
lower income group and advisory issued to the States in the matter; and
(c) the names of the hospitals in which the said facility is likely to be
provided or being provided in the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI S. GANDHISELVAN)
(a) to (c): The treatment of children with heart diseases is either free or
subsidised in the health care delivery system up to the district hospitals and
Medical Colleges as well as Central Government Hospitals. The financial
assistance is available under the Rashtriya Aryog Nidhi (RAN) and Rashtriya
Swasthya Bima Yojana etc. The benefit is available to Below Poverty Line (BPL)
Card holders in general. Advisories are issued from time to time for the
implementation of RAN.
Moreover, the National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer,
Diabetes, CVD& Stroke (NPCDCS) is operational in 100 districts across 21 states
in the country since 2010-11 to augment the health care facility in the management
of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including heart diseases.