Jaipur: Chemists empanelled with Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS) across the state are livid over delay in payments of their bills. As their bills have not been cleared by the state government, patients (beneficiaries) are finding it difficult to receive cashless medicines, they say.
RGHS was introduced by the state government to facilitate the RGHS cardholder to avail medicines without cash along with medical treatment.Aiming to reduce the hassles of facilitating availability and buying of drugs and medicines for RGHS beneficiaries, the RGHS has empanelled private pharma stores for over-the-counter sale. But, over the past few days, the beneficiaries are facing difficulty in getting cashless medicines from these private pharma stores.
“It was going smooth, but for the past few days we are not getting regular payment. Still, we are putting efforts to provide cashless medicines to the patients despite our payments being delayed,” said Sachin Goyal, a chemist in Jaipur.
The scheme covers ministers, All India Service officers, MLAs and former MLAs, serving and retired judicial officers, serving government employees (whether covered under old or new pension scheme) and pensioners and family pensioners, employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies, boards, corporations and corporations.
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RGHS was introduced by the state government to facilitate the RGHS cardholder to avail medicines without cash along with medical treatment.Aiming to reduce the hassles of facilitating availability and buying of drugs and medicines for RGHS beneficiaries, the RGHS has empanelled private pharma stores for over-the-counter sale. But, over the past few days, the beneficiaries are facing difficulty in getting cashless medicines from these private pharma stores.
“It was going smooth, but for the past few days we are not getting regular payment. Still, we are putting efforts to provide cashless medicines to the patients despite our payments being delayed,” said Sachin Goyal, a chemist in Jaipur.
The scheme covers ministers, All India Service officers, MLAs and former MLAs, serving and retired judicial officers, serving government employees (whether covered under old or new pension scheme) and pensioners and family pensioners, employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies, boards, corporations and corporations.
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Government employees given one-time window till April 30 to decide if they want to exit NPS and shift to old pension regime. NPS replaced Central Civil Services (Pension) 1972. Employees recruited against vacancies notified before August 4, 2005, but advertised later can opt for old pension regime. Cases of those who switch to pension scheme under CCS (Pension) Rules to be settled by administrative departments. NPS accounts of employees shifting to old pension scheme to be closed by August 31.
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A 41-year-old man, Ashwani Kumar, was arrested by Delhi Police for running a medicine racket. Alprazolam worth Rs 2 crore was recovered from his possession. Ashu, an MBA graduate, was part of the gang involved in procuring and supplying alprazolam. His three associates, Mohammad Faizan Beg, Mohammad Zubair, and Rekha, were arrested last month. The police officer said that they apprehended Ashu in Rohini Sector-24 and recovered 13 cartons of alprazolam 0.5 mg (4,68,000 tablets) from Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar.
Japan starts trial sales of ‘morning-after pill’ contraceptive drugs over-the-counter
Japan initiates trial sales of ‘morning-after pills’ to evaluate over-the-counter availability of contraceptive drugs without a prescription. Morning-after pills are now sold at 145 drug stores nationwide as part of the health ministry’s trial. Women aged 16 and older can obtain the drugs through the study by calling the pharmacy in advance. NorLevo and levonorgestrel are the pills being used in the trial, working best within 72 hours after unprotected sex with an efficacy rate of 80%. The availability of emergency contraceptive pills without a prescription is being discussed to protect women’s rights.
Japan initiates trial sales of ‘morning-after pills’ to evaluate over-the-counter availability of contraceptive drugs without a prescription. Morning-after pills are now sold at 145 drug stores nationwide as part of the health ministry’s trial. Women aged 16 and older can obtain the drugs through the study by calling the pharmacy in advance. NorLevo and levonorgestrel are the pills being used in the trial, working best within 72 hours after unprotected sex with an efficacy rate of 80%. The availability of emergency contraceptive pills without a prescription is being discussed to protect women’s rights.
