Manipur’s free health insurance scheme hiked to Rs 5 lakh benefits

Imphal: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday announced an increase in the free hospitalisation benefits under the Chief Ministergi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) – the free health insurance scheme – from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per family per year.

The announcement was made during a press briefing held at the Chief Minister’s secretariat. The Manipur Cabinet has decided to increase the amount considering the success of the CMHT in the past 4 years and its benefits to the poor and vulnerable families, the CM said.

The chief minister further said that the Health for All Scheme, which was launched to provide door-to-door health screening for primary health care and chronic disease management, has covered around 300 villages so far.