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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1098 TO BE ANSWERED ON25.07.2025 RAN UMBRELLASCHEME 1098. SHRIE TMOHAMMED BASHEER: Will the Ministerof HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) whether the Government has taken note that all grants under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), RAN Umbrella Scheme and Health...
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1098 TO BE ANSWERED ON25.07.2025 RAN UMBRELLASCHEME
1098. SHRIE TMOHAMMED BASHEER:
Will the Ministerof HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether the Government has taken note that all grants under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi
(RAN), RAN Umbrella Scheme and Health Minister’s Discretionary Grants have been stopped afterannouncement of anonline platform for helpingpoor patientstoget treatment;
(b) if so, the detailsthereof;
(c) whether the Government has taken note that under the Umbrella Scheme, only 14 hospitals were approved in the whole country, including Sree Chitra and that the system of givingandrenewing 50lakhadvances hasnowstopped;
(d) if so, the detailsthereof;
(e) whether the Government has taken note that many poor patients earning less than 1,400 per month cannot use the online RAN because hospitals are not accepting it and no notices are put uptoinform patients;
(f) if so, the detailsthereof; and
(g) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that hospitals like Sree Chitra, which have RAN committeesandonline approval systems, cancontinue givingfinancialhelp? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) & (b) - The grants under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), RAN Umbrella Scheme and Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG) are implemented seamlessly in both modes i.e. offline and online, without any interruption, even after announcement of an online platform for helpingpoor patients toget treatment.
(c) & (d) - The Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), along with the Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG) scheme, was on boarded onto the National Health Authority (NHA)’s IT platform on 01.06.2021. Since then, 108 hospitals/institutes have been integratedintothe platform for the online implementationof the RAN/HMDGschemes.With regard to the provision and renewal of advances of ₹50 lakh, it is informed that the individual hospital-based revolving fund account system has been replaced by a Child-Parent Accounting System. Adesignated bank account operated by AIIMS, New Delhi functions as the Parent Account, into which funds are transferred through sanction orders issued by this Ministry. This Parent Account is linked to Child Accounts maintained by the respective hospitals. Financial assistance for patient treatment under the RAN/HMDG schemes, processed through the NHA’s IT platform, is released exclusively through this Child-Parent AccountingSystem.
(e)& (f) Antyodaya beneficiaries from States/UTswhere National FoodSecurityAct (NFSA) data has been integrated with the National Health Authority’s (NHA) IT platform, as well as PM-JAY beneficiaries requiring treatment not covered under PM-JAY, are eligible to avail benefits under the Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) through the online mode.
Hospital authorities well versed with the provisions of the scheme's guidelines, process proposals for financial assistance through the NHA’s IT platform in accordance with the existing guidelines.
(g) The scheme is implemented in bothonline and offline modes. Accordingly, the respective hospitalsmaycontinuetoprovide financialassistance toeligible patientsthrougheithermode, as applicable, in accordance with the instructions and provisions outlined in the scheme guidelines.
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