This is a yearly Financial Assistance Scheme provided as reimbursement to members of families whose yearly income is less than Rs. 5 lakhs for treatment of serious diseases including accident cases.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicant should be permanent resident of Assam.
• Family income of the applicant should be less than 5 lakhs per annum.
• No age limit for applicants.
• Govt. employees or govt. pensioners are not entitled.
• Treatment should be undertaken in any govt. hospital including Govt. Medical Colleges and all reputed Pvt. Hospitals registered under Clinical Establishment Act. anywhere in the state or in the country.

Process:

Download the application form from the website of National Health Assam www.nhm.assam.gov.in.

Furnish the following documents along with the application:

• Photograph of the Patient attested by any Doctor.
• Attested photocopy of Income Certificate by Revenue Circle Officer.
• Attested photocopy of Identify & Address Proof (Voter ID, ADHAAR CARD, Driving license).
• Original bills, vouchers, receipts etc.
• Photocopy copy of Prescriptions.
• Discharge summary.
• Attested Photocopy copy of the first page of the Bank Pass Book.
• Attested Photocopy of Pradhan Mantri Jana Arogyua Yojana(PMJAY)/Atal Amrit Abhiyan(AAA) Card.

All the above relevant documents along with the application form to be submitted to the Office of the Mission Director, National Health Mission, Saikia Commercial Complex, Christian Basti, Guwahati: 781005.

An Expert Committee comprising of specialist doctors of Gauhati Medical College verifies the applications and recommends the eligible cases.

As per the committee’s recommendations financial assistance is provided to eligible benefeciaries preferably through Direct Bank Transfer.