HP Sahara Yojana

Himachal Pradesh state government has launched HP Sahara Yojana 2020 on 11 September 2020. In this scheme, the state govt. will provide Rs. 3,000 per month to people suffering from severe diseases.

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HP Sahara Yojna will cover specific serious illnesses like paralysis, parkinson, cancer, muscular dystrophy, hemophilia, thalassemia and renal failure.

The state govt. will provide financial assistance to patients belonging to economically weaker sections (EWS) category.

This Sahara Scheme was announced in the Himachal Pradesh Budget 2019-20 to provide assistance to poor patients for medical treatment.

Through HP Sahara Yojana, people would be able to meet the hardships faced during prolonged treatment of chronic diseases.

The state govt. of Himachal Pradesh had allocated Rs. 2,482 crore for healthcare scheme in Budget 2019-20 earlier. Now the scheme would continue benefiting people in the FY 2020-21 also.