yeshasvini.kar.nic.in Cooperative Farmers Health Care Scheme Enrollment 2014-15 : Yeshasvini Trust Bangalore

Name of the Organization : Yeshasvini Trust
Name of the Scheme : Cooperative Farmers Health Care Scheme Enrollment 2014-15
Location: Bangalore

Official Website : http://www.yeshasvini.kar.nic.in/

Yeshasvini Enrollment period has been started on 15th March 2014-15.

Yeshasvini Cooperative Farmers Health Care Scheme :
“Yeshasvini Cooperative Farmers Health Care Scheme” (Yeshasvini Scheme) was introduced by the State Government to the Co-operative farmers of Karnataka. Then the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri S.M.Krishna inaugurated the scheme on 14th of November 2002 and the scheme was operationalised with effect from 1st June 2003. Karnataka has become role model state with the introduction of ‘Yeshasvini Self Funded Health Care Scheme’.

The concept of “rural health care scheme” was initiated by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty of Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, and with suitable modifications by Sri A Ramaswamy, then the Principal Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Co-operation Department and band of officers of Co-operation Department with the financial assistance of Government of Karnataka Yeshasvini Health Care Scheme was implemented through network hospitals to provide cost effective quality healthcare facilities to the Co-operative farmers spread across the state of Karnataka.

The Yeshasvini Cooperative Farmers Health Care Trust was registered under the Indian Trust Act 1882. The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka is Chief Patron and Hon’ble Minister for Cooperation is Patron. The Government of Karnataka provides matching contribution to the Trust for implementation of the scheme.

Medical Benefits Covered Under The Scheme:
823 types of surgical procedures identified by the Yeshasvini Trust, defined in the list of surgeries, subject to the certain exclusions, at tariffs pre-negotiated with participating hospitals.

From 2006-07 the following defined medical benefits have been included:
Medical emergencies such as dog bite, snake bite, drowning, and accidents occurred while operating agricultural implements, bull gore injures and electrics shocks, Normal Delivery, Neo natal care and Angioplasty procedure.

Eligibility Criteria:
The scheme is open to all rural co-operative society members, members of self help group/Sthree Shakti Group having financial transaction with the Cooperative Society/Banks, members of Weavers, Beedi Workers and Fisherman Cooperative Societies.

In the beginning of scheme plan was open to all members, spouse, dependent children and married daughters were eligible to avail benefit in their husband’s family only.

Now the benefit has been extended to all members in a joint family including married children, daughter in law, grand children and etc.

A person (he/she) a member of cooperative society at least for period of six months prior to the date of commencement of the Scheme every year i.e. 1st June.

He/She can enroll all members of their family (Joint Family members including parents, Children and Grand Children) even though they are not members of the cooperative society.

Ages of insured are from newborn to 75 years and should not have completed 75 years of age.

Enrollment Procedure:
The Board of Directors and employees of Rural Cooperative Societies with the support / assistance of Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies of the Districts, Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies of Sub divisions and Cooperative Development Officers of Taluk are involved in enrollment of Fresh / Renewal beneficiaries, issue of receipts and collection of premium from the beneficiaries and remitting the amount to the Trust Account in District Central Cooperative Banks (DCC Banks).

DCC Banks Transfers contribution received from societies to the Trust Account in Apex Bank at Bangalore.

Normally new enrollment / renewal of membership commences from January/February every year by issue of enrollment guidelines by the Department of Cooperation, Government of Karnataka.

Membership enrollment closes by the end of July / August every year.

The local co-operative society, with the assistance of the co-operative department, signs up the members, issues a receipt and deposits the premium with a local co-operative bank, prior to the start of the plan year.

In the 1st Year receipts plus a letter from the District Registrar of Co-operatives, certifying authenticity, was required to receive services at one of the network hospitals.

In Year 2, photo ID cards were issued to the majority of members via the co-operative society, those without ID’s accessed services based on a letter from the District Registrar of Co-operatives.

2008-09 and onwards UHID (Unique Health Identification) enrollment form containing predefined numbers using barcode reader are issued to the main member. Such ID Cards acts as receipts also. Each enrolment form contains particulars of the main member and his family members name, age, relationship, society membership number, date and members photo etc, who are enrolled under scheme including the main member. The beneficiary details are available in this website www.yeshasvini.kar.nic.in/yeshsearch.

Contact:
Yeshasvini Trust
No.607, 3rd Gate, 6th Floor
M.S.Building, Bangalore – 560 001.
Ph: 080 – 22032046