Hike medical scheme limit, HC tells TN
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:01.06.2021
The Madras HC asked Tamil Nadu government to consider increasing the minimum income limit of ₹72,000 per annum for beneficiaries to access chief minister's comprehensive health insurance scheme.
The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy asserted that the eligibility limit is much lower than the minimum wage to be paid to an unskilled worker.
“Since this is a matter of policy, it is left to the state to consider whether the upward revision of the minimum threshold limit would be appropriate. However, the appeal appears to be reasonable and it is hoped that the minimum threshold level would be substantially increased to allow a larger number of families to avail of the benefit under the scheme,” the court said. The financial difficulties faced by ordinary citizens, particularly those who are not able to afford expensive treatment, should be looked into by the state, the court added.
The court passed the order on a PIL by D I Nathan to regulate fee charged by private hospitals for Covid-19 treatment in the state.
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