Overview
- Cabinet clearance enables cashless in‑patient treatment at government facilities and empanelled private hospitals under SACHIS at National Health Authority and Ayushman Bharat rates.
- The programme targets about 2.97 lakh beneficiaries in secondary education with an estimated annual cost of ₹89.25 crore and about 11.95 lakh in basic education costing ₹358.61 crore.
- Officials pegged the total annual outlay at roughly ₹448 crore, with an average premium of around ₹3,000 per employee.
- Eligibility spans teachers in aided and self‑financed recognised institutions, Shiksha Mitras, special educators, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya staff and PM Poshan cooks, along with dependents.
- Those already covered by other central or state health schemes, including PM-JAY and the Chief Minister Jan Arogya Abhiyan, are excluded, while district committees led by education officers will verify self‑financed staff; media also noted the decision’s timing before the budget session and Teachers’ MLC polls.