Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the state government is committed to provide free treatment for Covid to all the economically weaker families of the state. In this sequence, the Mukhya Mantri Covid Upchar Yojana has been implemented. Under this scheme, important decisions have also been taken for free Covid treatment of families possessing Ayushman cards.

by increasing the rates of Ayushman package by 40 percent, it has been brought at par with the rates of private hospitals for treatment at present. In this, the maximum limit of special tests like CT scan, MRI etc. which was earlier Rs 5,000 per family per year, it has been revised to treat Covid-19 in the year 2021-22.

At present, only 288 hospitals with medicine expertise, out of 579 hospitals identified for Covid treatment are expanelled under the Ayushman Yojana in the state. Therefore, the District Health Committee has been authorized to provide temporary affiliation for three months in Ayushman Bharat Yojana to the private hospital registered on the Sarthak portal for treatment of Covid-19 at the district level.