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The prevalence of cancer is increasing the world over and in India too, without discriminating between the rich and the poor. And it is a well-known fact that the cost of the treatment can pose quite a financial burden for the family of the patient. Recognizing this, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has approved free travel in the state's buses.
About 50,000 cancer patients travel in the Haryana Roadways buses to reach various hospitals for treatment every year. A cancer patient has to visit hospital about 15 times a year which costs him a lot of money, the spokesperson added.
Haryana Health Minister Rao Narender Singh said the civil surgeons would issue identity cards to cancer patients in their districts to help them avail the free travelling facility. "The identity card will be valid for a maximum of 15 visits (to and from) or one year. After the expiry of the validity, the patient would have to submit it in the office of the civil surgeon for issuance of a new card," he said.
The health department would pay five crore rupees to the transport department for the free travel of the cancer patients, the spokesperson said.
Source: IANS