New Delhi – One time financial assistance of up to Rs. 15 lakh is provided for the treatment of poor patients, suffering from cancer under the Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund component of the Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi, who are living below State/UT-wise threshold poverty line (offline mode) and also for the treatment of those poor patients who belong to those States/UTs the National Food Security Act data of which is integrated on National Health Authority (NHA)’s IT platform (online mode).
Offline applications are required to be in the prescribed proforma, duly signed by the treating doctor and countersigned by the Medical Superintendent of the Government hospital, along with the Income Certificate and Ration Card of the family is required to be submitted for seeking financial assistance under RAN. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) ration card and Aadhaar card are required for processing of applications through online mode. The process of cases under RAN involves various stages of action, i.e. scrutiny of the application, placing the matter before the Technical Committee, for administrative and financial approvals.
The financial assistance is provided for treatment of the patients at Regional Cancer Centres (RCCs)/Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs), State Cancer Institutes (SCIs), and other government hospitals/institutes having cancer treatment facilities.
