WEST BENGAL STATE HEALTH SCHEME(S)
West Bengal Health For All Employees and Pensioners Cashless Medical Treatment Scheme, 2014
State Government employees, pensioners including family pensioners, All India Service (AIS) officers, AIS pensioners including family pensioners, and their eligible family members
How?
The beneficiary will be required to produce enrolment certificate before the approved Health Care Organisation (HCO) for undergoing cashless medical treatment (website of Finance Department may be consulted for up to date approved list of such HCOs)
Where?
Government hospitals, hospitals managed by local bodies, like municipalities, state-aided hospitals, selected speciality hospitals outside the state, and private hospitals in the state and in National Capital Region (NCR)
Enrollment certificate
INR 1 lakh
Apply online for enrollment in the scheme http://wbfin.nic.in (if not applied already)
Retired AIS officers who rendered their services in WB will have to pay INR 40,000/- as a one-time payment for the enrollment.
033-22544123
033-22544034 (11 am to 4 pm)
West Bengal Health Scheme, 2008
State Government employees, pensioners including family pensioners, All India Service (AIS) officers, AIS pensioners including family pensioners, and their eligible family members
How?
Receive treatment in an empanelled hospital/ Government hospital, i.e. recognized hospitals under the Health Scheme, show health scheme ID card, inform your office within 3 days of commencement of treatment, claim for reimbursement within 3 months of discharge
Take permission of the West Bengal Health Scheme Authority before:-
Where?
Government hospitals, hospitals managed by local bodies, like municipalities, state-aided hospitals, selected speciality hospitals outside the state, and private hospitals in the state and in National Capital Region (NCR)
Forms for the medical treatment of government employees and their families:
Form for the medical treatment of government pensioners and their families
For indoor patient: INR 50,000/- and for OPD patient: INR 5,000/-
Eligible person would be allowed to claim reimbursement of medical expenses both from insurance company as well as the West Bengal Health Scheme, 2008
Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Medical Assistance)
Assistance from Chief Minister's Relief Fund is given to:
How?
People who seek financial assistance from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund may send their signed application on a plain paper along with all the related documents (in case of LTI should be attested by Govt. Group-A Officer) to: The Assistant Secretary, Chief Minister's Office, 'Nabanna' 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Howrah-711102.
Where?
Government hospitals, Non government Hospitals, Institutions
Following are the required documents for financial assistance from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for medical treatment:
Photo copies of all the documents are required to be attested by Group-A govt. officer. Group-A are class-I public servants
Treatment is partially funded (Exact cap not mentioned)
The financial assistance sanctioned is a one-time grant only. Generally the sanctioned amount is directly forwarded to the concerned hospital/institute as per their advice
(033) 2253 5278
