Gig workers to be covered under Ayushman Bharat, preparations for scheme rollout almost complete: Labour SecretaryGig workers and their families in India will be eligible for health coverage under Ayushman Bharat with a coverage limit of Rs 5 lakh. The ...
25 Mar, 2025, 09.27 PM IST
Are you working with Zomato, Blinkit as a gig worker? Know Budget 2025 proposals for your benefit; register on e-ShramFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the 2025 Union Budget that the government will issue identity cards and facilitate e-Shram...
05 Feb, 2025, 05.02 PM IST
FinMin, Labour Min working out modalities of healthcare scheme for gig workers: GovilThe Finance Ministry and Labour Department are formulating a plan to extend PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) healthcare benefits to around 1 c...
03 Feb, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
Budget 2025: Gig workers to get identity cards, healthcare by govtThe quick commerce sector in the country has seen massive expansion over the past year and 10-minute grocery delivery firms such as Zomato-...
01 Feb, 2025, 11.41 AM IST
Budget 2024: Healthcare cover under Ayushman Bharat to be extended to ASHA, anganwadi workersFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that healthcare cover under the Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme will be extended to all Accr...
01 Feb, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
Maharashtra Budget 2023: Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis presents Shinde govt's maiden Budget for FY24Maharashtra Budget 2023: Fadnavis started reading out the budgetary allocations in the Lower House of the state legislature at 2 pm. Ditchi...
09 Mar, 2023, 05.55 PM IST
Nearly 30% of Indian population don't have any health insurance: Survey“Low government expenditure on health has constrained the capacity and quality of healthcare services in the public sector. It diverts the ...
29 Oct, 2021, 06.10 PM IST
AAP govt will implement Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi: SisodiaDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds finance portfolio, made the announcement while presenting the Delhi budget in the asse...
23 Mar, 2020, 04.38 PM IST
Budget 2020: Govt to use proceeds from taxing medical devices for setting up hospitals in tier 2 and 3 citiesFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 69,000 crore, inclusive of Rs 6,400 crore for Jan Arogya Yojana, to healthcare in Budget 2...
01 Feb, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
Facing high hospital bills? Take medical loanFor a majority of individuals, it is lack of insurance or being under-insured that has them seeking help from unconventional channels.
23 Sep, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
How much do 'no-cost EMI medical loans' really cost?While they can offer a safety net for medical emergencies, these loans come with their share of additional costs.
02 May, 2017, 01.39 PM IST
HealthCare, Arogya bring zero-interest loan for patientsPatients can borrow money either in the form of direct financial loans or in the form of loan cards, with an embedded pre-approved loan.
22 Apr, 2017, 12.11 PM IST
A startup to choose best hospital deals and EMIs for surgeriesHealthcare startup Letsmd.com, a person can choose the hospital, the doctor and get the price/cost comparisons from 300 of the 500 speciali...
28 Mar, 2017, 10.55 PM IST
Lenders to gauge borrowers intent to pay, not just ability to pay loansThis issue gains significance after billionaire Vijay Mallya, defaulted on Rs 7000 crore loan taken by his company Kingfisher Airlines and ...
14 Sep, 2016, 06.35 PM IST
Pharma companies like Medtronic and Dr Reddy’s innovate with financing schemes for cheaper treatmentCompanies are experimenting with offers such as installments, free diagnostic tests, discounts and even tailor-made insurance schemes to ma...
16 Nov, 2015, 01.19 PM IST
Smile And Profile teams up with Arogya Finance to offer medical loansSmile and Profile, a multi-speciality dental treatment center, has inked an agreement with Arogya Finance to offer medical loans exclusivel...
12 Aug, 2015, 07.35 PM IST
Start-up Arogya Finance offers loan to meet medical expensesTwo Mumbai entrepreneurs have put in their personal savings to start a venture to lend exclusively to people needing money to meet medical ...
05 Jul, 2014, 03.18 AM IST