The Congress on Thursday said its Chiranjeevi health insurance scheme in Rajasthan is a “model” for the entire country and its promise to increase medical coverage under it to Rs 50 lakh will provide maximum relief to the poor and the middle class.
In a post on Twitter, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that former party chief Rahul Gandhi reached Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jaipur and met some patients who were getting free treatment under the ‘Chiranjeevi Scheme’.
Chiranjeevi Yojana is proving to be a boon for the people of Rajasthan. When someone falls ill, it is very difficult to get treatment. Even middle class people get into debt due to illness. But the people of Rajasthan need not worry. He has the armor of the revolutionary Chiranjeevi scheme,” said Ramesh.
Chiranjeevi Yojana is a model for the entire country, under which everything from kidney and liver transplant to treatment of cancer and heart disease is being provided free of cost. Operations, dialysis, implants are all free,” he said.
Now the amount of treatment has also been increased from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh. This will provide maximum relief especially to the poor and middle class,” said Ramesh.
Gandhi on Wednesday described Rajasthan government’s ‘Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme’ as the best free treatment scheme in the country.
Free treatment up to Rs 25 lakh is available under the scheme. The ruling Congress has promised to increase this cover to Rs 50 lakh if it comes back to power.
Assembly elections are to be held in Rajasthan on 25 November.
