Step by Step Guidance of Kerala Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi Scheme 2023 Online Registration Online, Beneficiary List download, Eligibility Criteria, documents required.
The government of Kerala has announced a health card scheme for the poor people of the state. Under this health scheme, people will get health insurance of rupees 5,00,000/-. The main objective to launch the KASP scheme is to give health insurance of rupees 5 lacs to poor people.
As we know because of money, poor people can not afford the health treatment expenses in hospitals. So to take the Benefits of the Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi Scheme, people of the state have to pay a very small amount.
By giving this small amount which can be paid by everyone, people would be able to take health card benefits. So that if any member of the family needs health treatment or he/she needs to be hospitalized, they will get health coverage of rupees 5 lacs.
Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi Scheme
This scheme has launched in the year 2012 but now the current government also continued this scheme for the welfare of the poor people. There is a total of 566 Hospitals registered under the Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi scheme, of which 375 hospitals are private. Rupees 4 lacs will be provided to the patients for kidney transplants under this scheme.
Around 19.5 lacs people will be treated under this scheme and the whole expenditure will be given by the government for this scheme. Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme around 40% of health treatment expenses will be given by the government of around 22 lacs people of the state.
Highlights
Scheme Name | Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi Scheme 2023 (KASP) |
Launched by | Government of Kerala |
Launched Year | 2012 |
Beneficiaries | All the people of Kerala especially poor people |
Benefits | Health treatment coverage of rupees 5,00,000/- |
Services available at | Both in Government and Private Hospitals |
Official Website | sha.kerala.gov.in/karunya-arogya-suraksha-padhathi www.karunya.kerala.gov.in |
Patients Eligibility criteria for KASP scheme
- Anyone who wants to apply for this scheme Scheme should belong to the BPL family or those who are also eligible and comes above the poverty line.
- Applicant must be a permanent resident of Kerala.
- The applicant also needs to submit his/her Aadhar Card or any identity proof to apply for Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi Scheme 2023.
Diseases Covered under this Scheme
So here is the list of some diseases which will be covered under this scheme are mentioned below:-
- Heart-related disease
- Diseases related to Kidneys
- Cancer
- If a person is admitted to the hospital, then any type of illness of his or her will be covered under this scheme.
Benefits & Features of Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi Scheme
- The government of Kerala will provide financial assistance of up to rupees 2 lacs for any kind of disease but if the person has any serious illness government will extend up to rupees 3 lacs.
- People can take medical treatment in government hospitals as well as in private hospitals too. You can see the list of hospitals that are linked with the scheme on the official website of Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi Scheme, on the home page by clicking on the List of Hospitals option.
- This scheme is specially launched for the economically weaker section of people, who can not afford the expenses of their illness due to lack of money. So they can take benefits of rupees 5 lacs under this scheme.
- Under this scheme, people will get free medication, free medical treatment, test expenses and doctors’ fees etc.
- People will be also able to track their Application status by visiting the official website. They would have to provide their file number to track their application status.
- This scheme will be applicable to the whole family and there will be no limit on family members or size.
- Beneficiaries will be able to get cashless facilities under this scheme.
- People of the state can take Benefit from this scheme all over the country.
Procedure to apply for Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi Scheme
Till we know that this is a new scheme launched by Kerala State Government and there is no information available about the application procedure. The government of Kerala has announced its official website and if there will be any information regarding the Application Procedure, we will inform you on our website.
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FAQ
The main focus of this scheme is the poor people of the state, who can not afford the high expenses of serious medical problems. So the government will provide the insurance of rupees 5 lacs for serious illness treatment.
This scheme is only for Kerala state Permanent Residents.
No, Alcohol-related claims will not cover under this scheme.
When will be invited in this application for kasp 2021, please let me know the
Date and requirement.