Government of India
Composite Medical Health
About
The objective of the scheme is to provide health Insurance coverage to all Transgender persons living in India to improve their health condition through proper treatment including sex re-assignment surgeries as well as medical support. The scheme would cover all Transgender persons not receiving such benefits from other centre/state sponsored schemes.
Eligibility
The Transgender persons will be selected as per criteria indicated below:-
- The beneficiary should be a Transgender person as notified by Government of India holding a Transgender Certificate & Identity Card issued by the National Portal for Transgender Persons.
- The beneficiary should not be availing similar benefits from any other schemes of Centre or state government.
Scope
- Health insurance in the form of Ayushman Bharat TG Plus shall be available for Transgender persons inclusive of gender reaafirmation surgery in the health benefit package under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Each transgender person shall receive an insurance cover of Rs. 5 Lakh per year under the scheme.
- The Comprehensive Package would cover all aspects of transition related healthcare for Transgender persons. It shall also (not exhaustive) provide coverage for hormone therapy, Sex Re-assignment surgery inclusive of post operation formalities which can be redeemed at all private and government healthcare facilities.
- Those Transgender persons who have already received their certificates from the National portal for Transgender persons would be automatically eligible to receive the insurance.
Implementation
- Health insurance in the form of Ayushman Bharat TG Plus shall be available for Transgender persons inclusive of gender reaafirmation surgery in the health benefit package under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Each transgender person shall receive an insurance cover of Rs. 5 Lakh per year under the scheme.
- The Comprehensive Package would cover all aspects of transition related healthcare for Transgender persons. It shall also (not exhaustive) provide coverage for hormone therapy, Sex Re-assignment surgery inclusive of post operation formalities which can be redeemed at all private and government healthcare facilities.
- Those Transgender persons who have already received their certificates from the National portal for Transgender persons would be automatically eligible to receive the insurance.