Cheque distribution
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 08 2016:
Cheques were distributed to 130 beneficiaries
under the Manipur State Illness Assistance Fund (MSIAF) in a
function today at IMA hall, Lamphelpat.
Health and Family Welfare Minister D Korungthang at-
tending the ceremony as the chief guest, said that the financial
assistance were provided to some BPL families in order to
mitigate problems regarding their treatment.
Health Director Dr O Ibomcha said that the MSIAF has
been set up by suitably modifying the guidelines of the
Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) scheme managed under the
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare according to
local needs and conditions.
The financial assistance to such
patients is released in the form of a "one-time grant."
The cheque distribution ceremony this year is the third one
in a row, he added.