Atal Amrit Abhiyan Scheme

The Indian Government has launched a cashless healthcare scheme for the citizens of Assam known as Atal Amrit Abhiyan. The scheme is as an initiative to improve the well-being of the people in Assam. People whose annual income is less than 5 lakhs are eligible for the scheme.

Objective

The Government takes measures to develop the health of the people by providing them with free and cashless medical treatment covering up to Rs. 2 lakhs every year.

Benefits of the Scheme

Once applied to the scheme, the applicant can receive the following benefits:

Cashless medical health care and treatment
Free medical care up to Rs. 2 lakhs
Aids six common and high-cost treatment diseases like Cancer, Kidney diseases, Neurological conditions, Neo-natal diseases, Burns and Cardiovascular diseases.
The patient to be treated can be admitted without any payment
The treatment covers expenses like consultations, medicine, diagnostics, food and hospital
In addition to this, the travel expenses of visiting people, treatment, the daily allowance is also covered in this scheme

Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for this scheme is as follows:

The individual should be a citizen of Assam
The individual should possess a ration card issued by the Government of Assam under the National Food Security Act
The individual who belongs to the below poverty line (annual income less than Rs. 1.2 lakh) and an individual who belongs to the above poverty line (annual income between Rs. 1.2 lakh and Rs. 5lakhs) are eligible
Families whose annual income is less than Rs. 5 lakhs can apply
Government employees are not eligible to apply for this scheme

Documents Required

The following documents are necessary to apply for the scheme:

Ration Card
Voter ID
Income Certificate
Birth Certificate if the applicant is less than 18 years of age
National Food Security Act Card (if required)

How to Apply

Given below are the steps that are necessary to apply for this scheme: Step 1: Visit the enrollment centre The applicant has to visit the nearest Atal Amrit Abhiyan enrollment centre. Step 2: Documents Verification The concerned officer verifies all the documents that are necessary to apply for this scheme. Step 3: Receiving the Challan The applicant of the Above Poverty Line receives a challan of Rs. 100 that has to be deposited in the bank along with the annual premium. Step 4: Acquiring fingerprints Once the verification is done, the Above Poverty Line officer takes a photograph and acquires the fingerprints of the applicant. Step 5: Issuing of the Card After completing the application procedures, the Atal Amrit Abhiyan ID card will be issued to the applicant.

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