Mukhyamantri COVID Upchar Yojana—Madhya Pradesh

Current Context: The government of Madhya Pradesh launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID Upchar Yojana’ which means Chief Minister’s COVID Treatment Programme.

The scheme aims to grant free treatment for COVID-19 to the economically weak section of the state.
The scheme is based on three sections:

Section1: Under this, the hospitals which are managed by medical colleges of the state, district hospitals, civil hospitals and community healthcare centres will provide free treatment for COVID-19 to the poor families of the state
Section 2: Around 20% of ICU and HDU, isolation beds will be reserved for poor families suffering from COVID-19 free of cost.
Section 3: Around 20% of beds will be reserved for free treatment at hospitals accredited under the Ayushman scheme for the economically weaker section of state.