After the green signal from the state cabinet, the government on Wednesday issued a government order to provide cashless medical facilities to the teachers of the Secondary Education Department. A total of 2.97 lakh teachers and their dependent families including teachers of non-government aided schools, teachers of self-financed secondary schools, subject experts and honorarium teachers of vocational education, teachers of aided schools recognized by Sanskrit Shiksha Parishad will get its benefit.
In the order issued by Additional Chief Secretary Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma, it has been said that apart from government hospitals, teachers and their dependent family members will get cashless treatment facility in private hospitals also. The estimated annual premium for teachers and their family members is Rs 3000 per teacher. The scheme will be implemented through Sachij. The nominated nodal officer of the Secondary Education Department will provide the complete details of the beneficiaries and their families to the Chief Executive Officer Sachij by 30th June every year.
