News India Live, Digital Desk: Government Health Scheme: There is good news for the beneficiaries of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a new order. This new order will make it easier to receive medicines from external shops if the medicine is not available at CGHS Pharmacy. Under the new rules, patients will now be able to buy medicines from open markets i.e. retail shops without NAC certificate. It has been seen as a major change. This will give direct benefit to millions of beneficiaries.
Central Government Health Scheme:
So far, Under CGHS It was mandatory to buy NAC when no medicine was available at welfare centers. Without this certificate, if the patients had purchased medicines from outside, that amount could not be claimed. But now the government has temporarily removed the NAC section for technical reasons. Millions of people will get relief from this decision.
Health Management Information System:
Since April 28, 2025, the entire system of CGHS (SIM) has been transferred to a new digital platform. Earlier this system was running on the NIC platform, but now it has been ported to the new Health Management Information System (HMIS) developed by C-DAC. Due to this change, many patients faced problems in obtaining medicines.
CGHS beneficiary:
Keeping this in mind, the government has given special exemption for a period of one month from 28 April to 31 May, 2025. Now patients can also buy medicines from outside on the basis of a valid prescription of the doctor. If they Even if you do not take NAC They will also be reimbursed. This is a temporary solution. However, the step shows that the government understands the problems of the beneficiaries and is committed to solving them.
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