Dr. Ambedkar Medical Aid Scheme

The objectives of “Dr. Ambedkar Medical Aid Scheme” are to extend medical aid grants to the patients belongs to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes suffering from serious ailments requiring surgery of Kidney, Heart, Liver, Cancer and Brain or any other life-threatening diseases including organ transplant and spinal surgery, whose annual family income is not more than Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs).

Eligibility:
i. The applicant shall belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Community.
ii. Annual family income shall not exceed Rs.5,00,000/- per annum

Diseases covered:
The scheme is meant to provide medical treatment facility to the patients suffering from serious ailments requiring surgery of Kidney, Heart, Liver, Cancer and Brain or any other life threatening diseases including organ transplant and spinal surgery.

Documents required:
The Application Form (Annexure-I) or on Plain Paper with the details as per the format and photograph should be accompanied with the following documents / certificates :-
i. Original Estimated Cost certificate duly signed by the Medical Superintendent of the concerned hospital. It should contain the date fixed for the surgical operation.
ii. Self-attested photocopies of the (a) Latest Income Certificate, (b) Caste Certificate and (c) the Ration Card /Aadhaar Card of the patient.
iii. Documents required for Kidney transplant i.e. Relationship with beneficiary (Form 14, format for the decision of the Authorization Committee Certificate), Details of Donor of Kidney i.e. Name, Age, Address, Blood Group, UIDAI No. / Aadhaar No. of beneficiary.

Recognized Hospitals:
i. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and AIIMS in other States
ii. All CGHS approved Hospitals as revised from time to time by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
iii. All State Government Medical Colleges attached Hospitals even if not included under CGHS Scheme.
iv. All State Hospitals and All Hospitals recognized by State Government
v. All Hospitals fully funded by either the Central Government or the State Governments
vi. All Government Hospitals in District Headquarters/ major towns where surgery or treatment facility for Kidney, Heart, Liver, Cancer and Brain or any other life threatening disease including organ transplant and spinal surgery is available

100% of the estimated cost of the treatment will be directly released to the concerned Hospital. With a maximum ceiling limit as indicated in the following in each case, in the through NEFT / RTGS:-

Heart Surgery: Rs. 1.50 lakh
Kidney Surgery / Dialysis: Rs. 3.50 lakh
Cancer Surgery / Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy: Rs. 2.50 lakh
Brain Surgery: Rs. 2.00 lakh
Kidney / Organ Transplant: Rs. 3.50 lakh
Spinal Surgery: Rs. 1.50 lakh
Other life threatening disease: Rs. 2.00 lakh