Rotarian Lal Goel Commends and Thanks Maharashtra Chief Minister for Enhanced Financial Support for Organ Transplants
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Mumbai, November 12, 2024 — Rotarian Lal Goel, founder and charter president of the Rotary Club of Organ Donation International and chairman of the Organ Donation India Foundation and GYAN, has expressed his deep appreciation to the Honorable Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for substantially increasing financial assistance for organ transplant surgeries under the state health insurance schemes.
Through the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, residents of Maharashtra will now receive enhanced medical coverage for critical transplant procedures.
The revised financial support includes
- ₹15 lakh for heart transplants
- ₹17 lakh for bone marrow transplants
- ₹20 lakh for lung transplants and TAVI or TAVR procedures
- ₹20 lakh for combined heart and lung transplants
- ₹22 lakh for liver transplants
Rotarian Lal Goel acknowledged the dedicated efforts of PDG Rtn Dr Rajendra Agrawal, who worked closely with him for more than a year to advocate for these improvements before Dr Omprakash Shete, chairman of the Ayushman Bharat Mission Maharashtra Committee.
“This policy milestone will make life saving organ transplants more accessible and affordable for patients in urgent need,” said Rotarian Lal Goel.
This is the second major policy achievement driven by the advocacy of Rotarian Lal Goel under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Earlier, with the support of the present Governor of West Bengal, Dr C. V. Anand Bose, who was then the one man expert commission on labour, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an increase in the transplant coverage limit from ₹5 lakh to ₹15 lakh. The latest enhancement, from ₹15 lakh to ₹22 lakh, has now been made possible through the consistent efforts of Dr Omprakash Shete, PDG Rtn Dr Rajendra Agrawal and Rotarian Lal Goel, and has been endorsed and approved by the Honorable Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Following the government order issued on November 4, Dr Omprakash Shete felicitated Rotarian Lal Goel and PDG Dr Rajendra Agrawal in recognition of their selfless service to society.
“With this enhanced financial support, countless lives can be saved and families across Maharashtra can find renewed hope in their fight against organ failure,” concluded Rotarian Lal Goel.
