Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Medical Treatment

What is Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Medical Treatment?

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to aged and needy Goan artists and their dependent family members for medical treatment expenses. It covers major or minor surgical treatment costs in local or outstation hospitals, including travelling and accommodation expenses.

Benefit

##### ***Financial Assistance*** - Financial assistance shall be sanctioned to meet the expenses towards major or minor surgical treatment in local or outstation hospitals. - Financial assistance shall be provided to meet the expenses towards travelling and accommodation outside the state for treatment for self and or wholly dependent family members. - The maximum financial assistance under this category shall not exceed ₹50,000/-. - The Government may relax the ceiling in case of major chronic ailments. ##### ***Disbursement*** - The financial assistance amount shall be disbursed to the eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode. - The disbursement shall be one-time financial assistance. ##### ***Conditions*** - The beneficiary shall not avail the benefit of medical reimbursement from any other Government department or under any schemes or policies for the medical treatment for which the financial assistance is granted under this scheme. - The details of the expenditure incurred along with the vouchers shall be furnished to the department after availing the treatment. - The unutilized amount out of the sanctioned amount if any shall be refunded to the government within 3 months from completion of the treatment.

Level

State — Goa

Ministry / Dept.

Art, Culture and Museums Department

Benefit type

cash

Key eligibility

- The applicant must be any Goan aged needy artist, born and brought up in the state of Goa. - The applicant must be recognized by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. - The applicant must have an annual family income from all sources not exceeding ₹2,00,000/- per annum. - The applic

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Benefits

##### ***Financial Assistance*** - Financial assistance shall be sanctioned to meet the expenses towards major or minor surgical treatment in local or outstation hospitals. - Financial assistance shall be provided to meet the expenses towards travelling and accommodation outside the state for treatment for self and or wholly dependent family members. - The maximum financial assistance under this category shall not exceed ₹50,000/-. - The Government may relax the ceiling in case of major chronic ailments. ##### ***Disbursement*** - The financial assistance amount shall be disbursed to the eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode. - The disbursement shall be one-time financial assistance. ##### ***Conditions*** - The beneficiary shall not avail the benefit of medical reimbursement from any other Government department or under any schemes or policies for the medical treatment for which the financial assistance is granted under this scheme. - The details of the expenditure incurred along with the vouchers shall be furnished to the department after availing the treatment. - The unutilized amount out of the sanctioned amount if any shall be refunded to the government within 3 months from completion of the treatment.

Eligibility

Documents Required

How to Apply

1. Step 1: Offline application — step 1

   Step 1: Visit the office of the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa, and collect the prescribed application form for the scheme.

2. Step 2: Offline application — step 2

   Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

3. Step 3: Offline application — step 3

   Step 3: Submit the completed application form along with all required documents directly to the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.

4. Step 4: Offline application — step 5

   Post-Application Processes

5. Step 5: Offline application — step 6

   Step 1: The Directorate shall forward the application to the sub-committee for scrutinizing the application thoroughly. The Director shall give its recommendations to the sub-committee.

6. Step 6: Offline application — step 7

   Step 2: The sub-committee constituted by the Government shall meet as and when required and shall consider the applications received for this purpose. The committee shall recommend the names of the artists which are considered fit by the sub-committee to avail the benefits under this scheme. The committee shall decide the quantum of assistance to be released to the needy artist.

7. Step 7: Offline application — step 8

   Step 3: After the committee decides on the quantum of assistance, the approval from the Government shall be obtained for disbursement of the financial assistance.

8. Step 8: Offline application — step 9

   Step 4: After obtaining Government approval, the Director shall disburse the one time financial assistance amount to the eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode to the bank account.

9. Step 9: Offline application — step 10

   Step 5: After availing the treatment, the beneficiary shall furnish the details of the expenditure incurred along with the vouchers to the department within 3 months from completion of the treatment.

10. Step 10: Offline application — step 11

    *If there is any unutilized amount out of the sanctioned amount, the same shall be refunded to the government within 3 months from completion of the treatment.

Sources & References

• Official scheme website ↗
• Source record ↗
• Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.