Lok Sabha Question No. 559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jayant Sinha, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Santosh Kumar, Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2022

## RASHTRIYA AROGYA NIDHI

## 559.    SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of beneficiaries under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) during each of the last three years and current year, State/UT-wise including Bihar and Jharkhand;
- (b) the  number  of  cases  referred  for  approval  along  with  those  approved  during  2021-22, State/ UT-wise and district-wise in Jharkhand;
- (c) the categories of diseases/treatments for which funds are being provided under the RAN and names of hospitals empanelled thereunder;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to include more diseases/treatments under the RAN, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether financial assistance provided to hospitals/medical institutes is sufficient to meet the entire expenditure on the treatment of BPL persons, if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective steps taken/being taken in this regard;
- (f) the details of the funds allocated and utilized under the Scheme during 2021-22, State/ UT-wise;
- (g) whether the Government proposes to include more hospitals for revolving funds under the Scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (h) whether BPL families not holding Ayushman Cards face difficulties during treatment of serious ailments, if so, corrective steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (h) The financial assistance for eligible patients under the umbrella scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) is released to treating hospitals.  There is no State/UT-wise/District-wise allocation  of  funds  under  RAN  scheme.  Therefore,  State-wise/District-wise  data  is  not maintained.  However, the number of beneficiaries benefitted under the RAN during each of the last three years and current year is as under:

| Year                       |   No. of beneficiaries |
|----------------------------|------------------------|
| 2019-20                    |                   1159 |
| 2020-21                    |                    419 |
| 2021-22                    |                    149 |
| 2022-23 (As on 06.12.2022) |                    123 |

Note: Powers were delegated to the hospitals with revolving fund for providing treatment up to Rs.5.00  lakh/case  under  the  scheme.    The  data  of  such  beneficiaries  are  not  maintained centrally.

The category of diseases/treatments for which funds are provided under the RAN is indicated in the  Annexure-II  of  RAN  guidelines  dated 01.02.2019. The  Guidelines are available at https://main.mohfw.gov.in/Major-Programmes/poor-patients-financial-assistance/rashtriyaarogya-nidhi. All Government hospitals/institutes having super specialty facilities are eligible for financial assistance under RAN.

There is a technical committee which advises the Government in enlisting of diseases covered under Umbrella Scheme of RAN.  Further, as per guidelines, any life-saving procedure/any other major  illness/treatment/intervention  not  covered  under  any  of  the  components  of  Umbrella Scheme  of  RAN  and  recommended  by  the  Technical  Committee  could  be  considered  for financial assistance.

Under the  Umbrella  Scheme  of  RAN,  financial  assistance  upto  Rs.15.00  lakh  is  provided  for treatment of poor patients suffering from identified life threatening diseases and taking treatment in Government hospitals.

There  is  no  State/UT-wise/District-wise  allocation  of  funds  under  RAN  scheme.  Therefore, State-wise/District-wise data is not maintained.  However, the funds allocated and utilized under the umbrella Scheme of RAN during 2021-22 is as under:

(Rupees in crore)

| Scheme                                        | F. Y. 2021-22   | F. Y. 2021-22   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Component                                     | Funds allocated | Released        |
| Health Minister's Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF) | 40.00           | 6.83            |
| RAN                                           | 40.00           | 12.87           |
| Rare Disease                                  | 25.00           | 3.15            |

The Government has no plan to include more hospitals for revolving funds under the Scheme.

The  patients  who  are  not  covered  for  benefits  under  Ayushman  Bharat  -Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) can be considered for financial assistance under RAN.

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