This regulation may be called "Grants to ST patients suffering from Cancer and other Malignant diseases" and will extend to the whole of Assam to the eligible ST patients defined in the regulation of the grants to ST patients suffering from Cancer and other Malignant diseases.

           i) Chairman/ Chairperson means the Hon'ble Minister, WPT & BC Deptt. Assam.

               ii) 'Patients' means a person who is suffering from Cancer/ other maligmant

               diseases (Heart Diseases/Liver Problems/Brain Tumour/TB etc).

           To provide financial grants-in-aid to ST patients suffering from Cancer and other malignant diseases.

       An applicant will be eligible to apply in the prescribed format for financial assisatance under the scheme if he/she fulfills the following.

            i. He/She must belong to ST community of Assam.

                 ii. Income of the patient/guardian of the patient (in case of minor) must be less than 2.00 lakhs p.a.    

                 iii. Suffering from Cancer/Kidney failure or any other malignant diseases.

                 iv. No person shall be eligible to claim this financial aid more than once.

             The Director, WPT & BC, Assam will advertise in widely circulated print media as well as electronic media about the scheme calling for applications. Applications will apply in proper format prescribed for the same along with relevant documents to the Directorate, WPT & BC, Assam.

            All the applications received by the Director, WPT & BC, Assam will be placed before the Selection Committee which will scrutinize the same and approve the list of beneficiaries under the scheme.

            Grant of financial assistance under this scheme to any ST patient is not a matter of right. Assistance would be extended depending on the applicant satisfying the eligibility and also keeping in view the financial allocation available for the purpose. The Selection Committee reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason thereof if the application is not found satisfactory. Payment of the grant to the selected beneficiary would be made through DBT(Direct Benefit Transfer).

          A limit has been fixed for various diseases as given below;

           i. Cancer                                                              : Rs. 50,000.00

           ii. Kidney Transplant or Total Kidney Failure       : Rs. 50,000.00

           iii. Heart pace maker/ Bypass surgery/ TB etc.   : Rs. 20,000.00

           iv. Others                                                             : To be decided by the Board.

           The Selection Committee will comprise of the following members:-

            i. Hon'ble Minister, WPT & BC Deptt. Assam                : Chairman

            ii. Joint Secretary, WPT & BC Deptt. Assam                 : Vice- Chairman

            iii. Director, WPT & BC, Assam                                     : Member Secretary

            iv. Doctor assigned by the Health Deptt.                       : Technical Member

            i. Caste certificate issued from concerned authority.

            ii. Medical Certificate and relevant documents issued from concerned Hospital.

            iii. Income Certificate issued from concerned authority.

            iv. Passport Photo.

            v. Bills of Medical Expences.

            vi. Bank Account.

            vii. ID proof- Voter ID/Pan Card/ Driving License 

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