: Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 11:52 PM IST
COVID-19: Treatment for Black Fungus to be covered under two schemes in Maharashtra; families covered under schemes to get health cover of Rs 1.50 lakh
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Given the rising incidence of mucormycosis in the state, treatment for this fungal infection mostly seen in Covid-19 survivors will be covered under the Centreâs Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) and the state governmentâs Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) in Maharashtra. Families covered under these schemes will get health cover of up to Rs 1.50 lakh, said the state government in a notification issued on Tuesday. The scheme will be in force till September 30, 2021.