Sarkari Yojana
Free Medical Assistance (Gujarat)
About Free Medical Assistance (Gujarat)
Gujarat’s Tribal Development Department runs the “Free Medical Assistance” scheme to help members of the Scheduled Tribes meet the cost of expensive medical care. Scheduled Tribe individuals with illnesses such as tuberculosis, cancer, leprosy, HIV/AIDS, sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia receive monetary support, and help is also given in serious maternity cases and for anaemia in women.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Free Medical Assistance (Gujarat), applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applicants must be from Gujarat
Applicants must be from Gujarat.
Applicants must be members of a Scheduled Tribe
Applicants must be members of a Scheduled Tribe.
Family income must be ₹6,00,000/- or lower
Family income must be ₹6,00,000/- or lower.
In the case of HIV/AIDS patients, the yearly…
In the case of HIV/AIDS patients, the yearly income ceiling is ₹27,000/- in rural areas and ₹35,000/- in urban areas.
Benefits Provided
Free Medical Assistance (Gujarat) provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Scheduled Tribe individuals receive financial help for their medical treatment. From April 1, 2024, the revised rates are as listed below: A Type:
S. No. 1, In Serve Cases Of Labour
Current rate of assistance: ₹500/- per case; Proposed Rate of Assistance: ₹2,000/- per case.
S. No. 2, For Female Genital Mutilation
Current rate of assistance: ₹150/- per case; Proposed Rate of Assistance: ₹2,000/- per case.
S. No. 3, Decay
Current rate of assistance: ₹500/- every month until the pain is gone; Proposed Rate of Assistance: ₹2,000/- every month until the pain subsides.
S. No. 4, Leprosy
Current rate of assistance: ₹800/- per month until the pain is gone; Proposed Rate of Assistance: ₹2,000/- every month until the pain subsides. B Type:
S. No. 1, Cancer
Current rate of assistance: ₹1,000/- per month until the pain is cured; Proposed Rate of Assistance: ₹2,500/- every month until the pain subsides.
S. No. 2, For AIDS
Current rate of assistance: ₹1,000/- every month until the pain subsides; Proposed Rate of Assistance: ₹2,500/- every month until the pain subsides.
S. No. 3, Sickle cell anaemia
Current rate of assistance: ₹500/- every month until the pain is gone; Proposed Rate of Assistance: ₹2,500/- every month until the pain subsides.
S. No. 4, Thalassemia
Current rate of assistance: ₹500/- per patient every month until the pain is relieved; Proposed Rate of Assistance: ₹2,500/- per patient every month until the pain is relieved. Mode of Disbursement: Payments are made by Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), except for HIV/AIDS patients, who are paid by cheque. Frequency of Disbursement: For tuberculosis, cancer, leprosy, AIDS, sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia, aid is paid monthly until the patient recovers; for serious maternity cases and anaemia in women, it is paid per case. Validity: Support continues until the patient has recovered from the specified illness.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
The applicant's Aadhaar card
The applicant's Aadhaar card
A certificate of income
A certificate of income
An attested copy of the house tax record
An attested copy of the house tax record
A certificate of caste
A certificate of caste
A passport-size photograph
A passport-size photograph
A bank passbook or a cancelled cheque
A bank passbook or a cancelled cheque
The household ration card
The household ration card
An attested copy of the electricity bill
An attested copy of the electricity bill
A certificate from a Civil Engineer
A certificate from a Civil Engineer
A certificate of the illness from a Government…
A certificate of the illness from a Government Hospital
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Free Medical Assistance (Gujarat) through the offline application process outlined below.
Go to the office of the Chief District…
Go to the office of the Chief District Health Officer and ask the staff there for a printed copy of the prescribed application form.
Complete every compulsory field and attach copies of…
Complete every compulsory field and attach copies of all required documents, self-attesting them where needed.
Hand the completed, signed form and documents to…
Hand the completed, signed form and documents to the Chief District Health Officer. within the stipulated time, if any.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.