Port Blair, May 29: This is for information to the General Public that the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands had launched the Health Scheme namely Andaman & Nicobar Islands Scheme for Health Insurance (ANISHI) on 26.01.2015 to provide cashless benefit for the needy Islanders.
The Health Insurance Scheme will provide coverage to those people belonging to BPL category of A&N Islands, Pensioner settled in A&N Islands after retirement and their dependent family members & Permanent residents with family income of less than Rs. 3.00 Lakhs per annum.
As per the Referral system as specified under the scheme, the patient is to be referred by concerned Specialist, thereafter they report with referral slip issued by Medical Superintendent, GB, Pant Hospital, Port Blair to the Nodal Cell (ANISHI), Directorate of Health Services alongwith Islanders ID/Voter card, Annual Income certificate, Ration Card and Pensioners shall submit payment order as the case may be.
So far, seven hospitals have been empanelled in the city of Chennai, Kolkata & Hyderabad under the ANISHI Scheme, namely, Medica Super Specialty Hospital, Kolkata-(Multi Specialty Hospital), Peerless Hospitex Hospital and Research Centre Ltd., Kolkata-4-(Multi Specialty Hospital), AMRI Hospital, Kolkata –(Multi specialty Hospital, newly included) (JIPMER, Pondicherry-(Multi specialty Hospital)-, Dr.Agarwal’s Eye Hospital ltd, Chennai- Single Specialty(eye care), MIOT Chennai (Multi specialty Hospital), Basavatarakan Indo-American, cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad-Single Specialty Hospital (Specially in Cancer care)
Arrangements are being made for tie up of hospitals like, Adyar WIA, Chennai (Single Specialty –Cancer Institute) & Sri Ramakrishana, (Chennai Multi specialty Hospital) under ANISHI Scheme. Efforts are also being made for empanelment of other multi/single specialty hospitals located in and around the City of Chennai.
