Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Minister Discretionary Grant
Posted On:
03 AUG 2021 3:20PM by PIB Delhi
Under Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG) financial assistance up to a maximum of Rs. 1.25 lakhs are provided to the poor indigent patients to defray a part of the expenditure on hospitalization/treatment in Government Hospitals for life threatening diseases covered under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) in cases where free medical facilities are not available. Only those having annual family income up to Rs.1.25 lakhs and below are eligible for financial assistance under the scheme.
State wise list is at Annexure-I.
As on 30-07-2021 forty applications for grant of financial assistance under Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG) are under process in the Ministry.
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Annexure-I
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Sl.No.
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State & Uts
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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16
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22
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11
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1
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1
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0
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3
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Assam
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21
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7
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1
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4
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Bihar
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80
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52
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8
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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3
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1
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0
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6
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Delhi
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22
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23
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6
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7
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Himachal Pradesh
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1
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0
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0
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8
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Haryana
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15
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25
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1
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9
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Gujarat
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0
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0
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1
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10
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Jharkhand
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4
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6
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0
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11
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J&K
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12
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4
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1
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12
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Ladakh
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0
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1
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0
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13
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Lakshadweep
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1
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1
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0
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14
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Kerala
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17
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11
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42
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15
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Maharashtra
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3
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3
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3
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16
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Mizoram
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3
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6
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13
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17
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Madhya Pradesh
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18
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16
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7
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18
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Meghalaya
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10
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7
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0
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19
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Manipur
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1
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1
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0
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20
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Nagaland
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1
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0
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0
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21
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Odisha
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2
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3
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0
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22
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Puducherry
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1
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0
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0
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23
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Punjab
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6
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5
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3
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24
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Rajasthan
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5
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3
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3
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25
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Telengana
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0
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1
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0
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26
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Tamil Nadu
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78
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19
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5
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27
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Tripura
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1
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1
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1
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28
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Uttrakhand
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7
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0
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0
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29
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Uttar Pradesh
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183
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105
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22
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30
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West Bengal
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3
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4
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1
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The Minister of State (The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare), Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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