16L UP govt staff to get cashless treatment under AYUSH services: Yogi

Lucknow ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) :

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that state govt employees will be able to avail cashless facility for in-patient AYUSH treatments through the Deendayal Upadhyay Rajya Karmchari Cashless Chikitsa Yojana. The move will benefit around 16 lakh employees.

Yogi announced the decision while reviewing the health and medical education departments. Until, employees had to seek reimbursement of AYUSH treatments which was a long and cumbersome process.

In-patient (IPD) services under traditional systems such as Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy should also be brought within the ambit of Deendayal Upadhyay State Employee Cashless Medical Scheme without any further delay,” the CM told officials.

CM described Ayushman Bharat as “the biggest support for poor and needy families” and directed officials to ensure timely settlement of claims so hospitals can continue providing uninterrupted treatment

Officials apprised the CM that 6,480 hospitals are currently empanelled under the scheme across Uttar Pradesh and more than 96.75 lakh free treatments have been provided so far.

Stating that the impact of improvements in healthcare services must be directly visible to the public, Yogi stressed that quality treatment, diagnostics, medicines and emergency services in govt hospitals see continuous improvement.