Rs 5 for OPD card at civil hospital, most tests free in Haryana

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 22

The Haryana Government has notified new fees and charges for treatment at government hospitals.

According to the Health Department notification, the OPD card for the civil hospital will cost Rs5 per year but will be free at other dispensaries. Similarly, indoor admission card will cost Rs10.

While general bed for indoor patient will now cost Rs10, Rs250 will be charged for private room. An amount of Rs500 per day will be charged for availing ICU services.

However, BPL families, victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, social security pension beneficiaries, freedom fighters and Ayushman Bharat PMJAY card holders are exempt from payment of these charges.

Medico-legal report with now be available on payment of Rs250. Similarly, the service entry medical for Group A and B officers of the Haryana Government, Central Government staff and private sector employees will cost Rs500. It will be Rs200 for Group C and Rs100 for Group D employees. The medical examination for arms licence, driving licence and for admission to school or college will cost Rs100.

The notification said most diagnostic tests, including blood sugar, blood culture, urine culture, liver function test, stool analysis, X-ray, ultrasound, ECG and lipid profile, will be free of charge. However, some of the tests, if available at government hospitals, will be charged. These included HbAIC (Rs100), mammography (Rs100), bone density test (Rs300), TMT (Rs300) and colour doppler (Rs150).