The Tamilnadu state government has raised the insurance cover for the treatment up to ₹2 lakh for accident victims under the ‘Innuyir Kappom Nammai Kaakkum 48’ scheme.
So far 3,20,264 persons had benefited under the scheme which was launched on December 18, 2021, by absorbing the cost of hospitalisation for the first 48 hours of accident victims.
Currently, 721 healthcare facilities, including 248 government and 473 private facilities, are empanelled to provide treatment under the scheme.
The Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, and the Government Medical College hospitals in Villupuram and Tiruvannamalai were given awards for their performance in connection with the scheme.
A special prize was also given to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General hospital, Chennai.