Free Medical Card for Media Persons
The scheme provides free medical facilities to press correspondents and members of their families in Government hospitals /institutions under the control of the Administration. This will include free treatment in Government hospitals /institutions with entitlement to A-Class Special Wards..
- Ministry / Department
- Information and Publicity Department, Puducherry
- Level
- State
- Benefit type
- cash
Free Medical Card for Media Persons क्या है?
The scheme provides free medical facilities to press correspondents and members of their families in Government hospitals /institutions under the control of the Administration. This will include free treatment in Government hospitals /institutions with entitlement to A-Class Special Wards..
- लाभ
- Identification Cards/Certificates will be issued to the eligible media persons for availing the following facilities - - Free medical facilities to the press correspondents and members of their families in Government hospitals /institutions under the control of the Administration. - Free treatment in the Government hospitals /institutions of Puducherry with entitlement of 'A-Class' Special Wards. In the absence of such wards, wards of the next lower category shall be provided. - The free medical facility will also include hospital stoppages, investigation charges, etc. **Time of Disbursal:** The Medical Card will be issued within a working day from the date of application.
- स्तर
- State — Puducherry
- मंत्रालय / विभाग
- Information and Publicity Department, Puducherry
- लाभ का प्रकार
- cash
- मुख्य पात्रता
- - The applicant should be a citizen of India. - The applicant should be a native of the Union Territory of Puducherry by birth or by continuous residence for not less than five years. - The applicant should be a Press Correspondent.
- अंतिम सत्यापन
- Recently
Benefits
Identification Cards/Certificates will be issued to the eligible media persons for availing the following facilities - - Free medical facilities to the press correspondents and members of their families in Government hospitals /institutions under the control of the Administration. - Free treatment in the Government hospitals /institutions of Puducherry with entitlement of 'A-Class' Special Wards. In the absence of such wards, wards of the next lower category shall be provided. - The free medical facility will also include hospital stoppages, investigation charges, etc. **Time of Disbursal:** The Medical Card will be issued within a working day from the date of application.
Eligibility
Documents Required
How to Apply
Step 1: Offline application — step 1
The applicant should write a formal letter, attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required), and submit the same to -
Step 2: Offline application — step 2
The Director
Step 3: Offline application — step 3
Department of Information & Publicity
Step 4: Offline application — step 4
18, Belcombe Street, Puducherry - 605 001
Step 5: Offline application — step 5
+91-413-2334398, 2336415, 2337078
Step 6: Offline application — step 6
Step 7: Offline application — step 7
*The Office Timings are Monday to Friday, 08:45 am to 01:00 pm & 02:00 pm to 05:45 pm.
Sources & References
- Official scheme website ↗
- Source record ↗
- Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.
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