Sunday, 02 April 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Uttarakhand government has decided to bring the treatment under the AYUSH system of medicines under the State Government Health Scheme (SGHS) of the employees. Now the employees and the pensioners of the Uttarakhand government can get the Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, Siddha and Naturopathy treatment through their Golden cards. Till now the allopathic system of medication was covered under SGHS of the State Health Authority (SHA).
The government order (GO) regarding covering AYUSH treatment was issued by the Health secretary R Rajesh Kumar on Friday. The employees can now claim reimbursement of the diagnostic and medicines of the AYUSH system of medicines. For reimbursement the employees must submit the claim within six months of end of treatment and bills should be signed by the authorised medical practitioner.
Expressing happiness on the decision the spokesperson of the Uttarakhand Rajya Karmchari Sanyukt Parishad, R P Joshi said that the employees were demanding inclusion of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Siddha and Naturopathy treatment under the SGHS which the State government has accepted.
