BENGALURU: With an innovative slogan, “Treatment first and payment next,” the state government will launch a new scheme with an intention to provide health care to about 1.4 crore families across the state on November 1, Kannada Rajyotsava day.
Law minister T B Jayachandra told the media after a meeting of the cabinet the scheme would benefit 105 lakh families which need not make any contributions. All medical facilities would be provided through Aadhar-linked Universal Health Cards.
He said in a landmark decision, all seven state and national health programmes would be merged into one scheme which would benefit all people. Under KPME, government would fix rates for various secondary and tertiary procedure to be paid to private hospitals. Till amendment was done, SAST rates would apply. In emergencies defined for both accidents, and medical/surgical emergencies treatment could be provided in the nearest facility available irrespective of government or private to ensure 'Treatment First and Payment next”.
He said all government hospitals and medical colleges with 50,000 beds would provide 1000 secondary and government (centres of excellence) would provide 500 plus tertiary services. Other services would be strategically purchased from private empanelled hospitals. As much as Rs 869.40 crore was available under the new scheme to provide healthcare to one and all. As announced in 2017-18 state budget, the cabinet establish super specialty hospitals on premises of Krishna Rajendra Hospital in Mysuru at a cost of '123.72 crore and an additional '37.25 crore to buy equipment. In Belagavi, super speciality hospital would come up on the medical college premises at a cost of '140 crore. An additional '54.22 crore had been approved to buy equipment. In Kalaburgi, it would come on the premises of medical college at a cost of Rs 107.06 crore and Rs 41.21 crore to buy equipment.
Other cabinet decisions
- Subedar Chatram Road, Gubbi Thotadappa Road, Dhanvantri Road, W H Hanumanthappa Road, and roads surrounding KR Market, Gandhi Nagar and Majestic to be developed under Tendersure
- Green signal to declare 49 new taluks
- Construction of an underpass near BIEC on Bengaluru-Nelamangala Road on NH-4 at a cost of Rs 165 crore
- Distribution of hygiene kits to inmates of pre-metric hostels and Ashram schools by Mysore Soaps and Detergents Limited at a cost of Rs 6.5 crore
- Waiver of water dues of Rs 8.4 crore and interest of Rs 1.5 crore of residents of AK Layout as a one-time settlement
- Free distribution of 10,000 litres of water to every household in slums
Promotion ordinance: TBJ to clear Guv’s doubts
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra will be meeting Governor Vajubhai Vala in a day or two to explain to him the circumstances under which the state government wants to promulgate an ordinance regarding reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes.
Talking to reporters here on Monday, the minister confirmed that two files had been returned by the governor's office including one on an amendment to NLSIU rules. He said he would be meeting Mr Vala to clear all doubts.
With regard to NLSIU Act, he said the government wanted to know whether the opinion of the advocate general had been obtained for the proposed amendment. Since the AG was not in town, he would be consulted soon regarding the clarification sought by Mr Vala.
He said the governor was yet to give his assent to the amendment to KPSC rules.
