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West Bengal
Sishu Sathi
Financial Assistance
Sishu Saathi Scheme
Social Welfare Scheme
Details
Sishu Saathi' scheme is a brainchild of the Chief Minister of West Bengal with a promise to provide free treatment to children who need heart surgeries, irrespective of how rich or poor the parents are.
In a major boost to child health care in West Bengal, the State Government has joined hands with three private hospitals and government hospitals to provide free paediatric cardiac surgery to 3,000 children each year under the initiative named 'SishuSaathi' or friends for children that flagged off on Aug 21, 2013.
The Bengal Government had taken the initiative to conduct medical tests under the Rashtriya Bal SwasthyaKaryakram, in state-run schools, with a logical conclusion to provide treatment. The State also decided to bear all expenses for the treatments of any student needing surgery for cardiac ailments.
The government has tied up with three private hospitals - BM Birla Heart Research Centre and RN Tagore Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Kolkata and Mission Hospital in Durgapur - for the free-surgery scheme. Seth SukhlalKarnani Memorial Hospital, B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children and R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital are some of the government hospitals that have cutting-edge facilities for paediatric care.
Surgeries for ailments like congenital cataracts, cleft lips and cleft palates would soon be brought under the SishuSaathi Scheme.
The project is extremely close to the Chief Minister`s heart.
Salient features of this scheme include a) the State Govt conducts health tests in government schools to detect heart ailments, b) the State Govt provides free cardiac surgery for children up to 12 years suffering from heart ailments, c) All children are eligible irrespective of family income, d) All expenses are borne by the State Government.
Benefits
In a major boost to child health care in West Bengal, the State Government has joined hands with three private hospitals and government hospitals to provide free paediatric cardiac surgery to 3,000 children each year under the initiative named 'SishuSaathi' or friends for children that flagged off on Aug 21, 2013
Salient features of this scheme include –
a) the State Govt conducts health tests in government schools to detect heart ailments,
b) the State Govt provides free cardiac surgery for children up to 12 years suffering from heart ailments,
c) All children are eligible irrespective of family income,
d) All expenses are borne by the State Government
Eligibility
Beneficiary Type*: Child who needs heart surgeries
Benefits Type*: Monetary
Description of the Benefits*:
1) Age*: All Children of 0 to 18 years age suffering from heart disease. There are no income criteria to avail of the benefit.
The list of hospitals under the Scheme:
a) IPGMER, Kolkata
b) RN Tagore, International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata
c) BM Birla Hospital, Kolkata
d) Mission Hosiptal, Durgapur
Contact: CMOH of the district/ BMOH in the block level/ DFWO in Kolkata.
1) Minimum Age: 0 & Maximum Age:18
2) Gender*: Male, Female, Transgender
3) Residence Type*: Urban, Rural
4) Beneficiary State: West Bengal
5) Caste*: All Caste
Application Process
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Contact: CMOH of the district/ BMOH in the block level/ DFWO in Kolkata.
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West Bengal
Sishu Sathi
Financial Assistance
Sishu Saathi Scheme
Social Welfare Scheme
Details
Benefits
Eligibility
Application Process
Documents Required
Frequently Asked Questions
Sishu Saathi' scheme is a brainchild of the Chief Minister of West Bengal with a promise to provide free treatment to children who need heart surgeries, irrespective of how rich or poor the parents are.
In a major boost to child health care in West Bengal, the State Government has joined hands with three private hospitals and government hospitals to provide free paediatric cardiac surgery to 3,000 children each year under the initiative named 'SishuSaathi' or friends for children that flagged off on Aug 21, 2013.
The Bengal Government had taken the initiative to conduct medical tests under the Rashtriya Bal SwasthyaKaryakram, in state-run schools, with a logical conclusion to provide treatment. The State also decided to bear all expenses for the treatments of any student needing surgery for cardiac ailments.
The government has tied up with three private hospitals - BM Birla Heart Research Centre and RN Tagore Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Kolkata and Mission Hospital in Durgapur - for the free-surgery scheme. Seth SukhlalKarnani Memorial Hospital, B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children and R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital are some of the government hospitals that have cutting-edge facilities for paediatric care.
Surgeries for ailments like congenital cataracts, cleft lips and cleft palates would soon be brought under the SishuSaathi Scheme.
The project is extremely close to the Chief Minister`s heart.
Salient features of this scheme include a) the State Govt conducts health tests in government schools to detect heart ailments, b) the State Govt provides free cardiac surgery for children up to 12 years suffering from heart ailments, c) All children are eligible irrespective of family income, d) All expenses are borne by the State Government.
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