Delhi Arogya Kosh

Benefits

Provides financial assistance of Rs. 5 lacs to needy eligible patients for treatment of any illness /disease in a Government hospital run by Delhi Government or Central Government or Local Bodies or Autonomous Hospitals under State Government

Eligibility

Patients with annual family income up to Rs 3 lacs are eligible.

The patient should be a bonafide resident of Delhi for the last 3 years ( prior to the date of submission of the application).

The patient requiring treatment for any illness/ treatment/ intervention in a Government Hospital run by Delhi Govt. /Central Govt. /AIIMS /Autonomous Institutes of the State Govt. /Local Bodies.

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Application Process

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A Complete application form along with all the requisite documents is processed by the concerned hospital and sent to the Director of General Health Services through e-office for his approval.

Thereafter, the application needs approval from the Finance Department, GNCTD and is thence forwarded to Chairman, DAK for their approval, respectively.

Financial Assistance up to Rs. 25,000/- is sanctioned at the level of Directorate General Of Health Services (DGHS), up to Rs. 1.5 lakh is sanctioned at the level of DGHS after approval of the finance department.

Financial Assistance above Rs. 1.5 lakh upto Rs. 5 lakhs is sanctioned at the level of Chairman, DAK

After the due approvals from the competent authority on rotation, the application comes back to Patient Welfare Cell and the sanctioned amount is issued in favour of the concerned Government Hospital through the ECS facility.

The concerned hospital is informed regarding the patient and the sanctioned amount for further necessary action at the level of the hospital.

The applicant, too, is informed through a letter sent by Speed-post and, if a contact number is available, telephonically

Requisite documents for verification of INCOME (any one of the following):

National Food Security Card for income less than Rs. 1 lakh per annum.

Income Certificate issued from area SDM (or any other officer authorized on this behalf by the Revenue Department) for income up to Rs. 3 lakhs per annum.



Requisite document for verification of DOMICILE for the last 03 years (any one of the following):

Domicile Certificate issued from area SDM.

Ration card.

EPIC (Voter ID).

Driving License.

Passport.

Extract from the Electoral Roll.

Aadhar Card.



Note: In case the patient is a minor, Birth Certificate of the patient and the domicile proof of either of the parent (any one of the aforementioned documents).