Mokokchung, November 28 (MTNews): The National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) of 24 Angetyongpang Assembly Constituency on Monday kicked off a door to door campaign for registration of beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS). The campaign is being implemented by the NDPP Youth Organization of 24 Angetyongpang AC and will go on till 12 December 2022 under the Angetyongpang Assembly Constituency.
During a brief kick-off program held at Süngkomen Community Hall on Monday, Nungshimayang, President, 24 Angetyongpang, NDPP AC delivered the Presidential Note while Supongwati, President, 24 Angetyongpang, NDPP AC Youth Organization gave a brief overview on CMHIS, and Limanungsang Kichu, Chairman, Sungkomen Ward Yimden shared a word of encouragement. Rev. O Yashi Jamir, Pastor, Sungkomen Baptist Arogo said the dedicatory prayer.
Bendang Walling, President of the NDPP Mokokchung Region Youth Organization applauded the 24 Angetyongpang NDPP AC (Youth) for volunteering to aid people through the CMHIS. At the same time, he advised the party and CMHIS operators not to deviate from their primary objective of “Door to Door Registration” campaign. Bendang Walling remarked that a successful conclusion of this initiative would demonstrate the NDPP’s maturity and duty to the public.
About CMHIS
With the aim to alleviate financial hardships due to hospitalization expenses and to prevent inaccessibility to medical care on account of unaffordability, the State government initiated the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS) Nagaland. CMHIS is one among the first State-specific welfare schemes wherein every citizen of the State shall be entitled to free and cashless treatment for various ailments. The scheme would be instrumental in mitigating the risk of impoverishment resulting from hospitalization expenses and promote access to quality and affordable healthcare and accelerate the State’s progress towards Universal Health Coverage.
The Scheme is a step towards fulfilling the Nagaland Sustainable Development Goal Vision 2030, which states that, by 2030, “Nagaland will ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages by providing equitable, affordable and quality healthcare services to the people of the state.”
The Scheme will cover State government employees and pensioners including ex-legislators and their dependents, which is categorized as CMHIS (EP), and all the indigenous and permanent residents of the State who are not covered by AB PM-JAY and are not State government employees and pensioners including ex-legislators, which is categorized as CMHIS (GEN).
CMHIS is implemented in convergence with the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) which is a flagship program of the Government of India. The converged scheme shall be known as the “Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana- Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme” or AB PM-JAY CMHIS.
The AB PM-JAY CMHIS aims to strengthen health systems and service delivery by increasing efficiencies, reducing fragmentation in existing health protection schemes and also improving service delivery and user satisfaction.