The Indian Railways has opened up the possibility for any private hospital to partner with them for providing healthcare services to railway employees and their dependents. To join the panel, private hospitals need to express their interest to the Railways and have adequate facilities to cater to the needs of railway...
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personnel. This initiative aims to increase accessibility to healthcare for railway employees and their families by allowing them to seek treatment closer to their homes. Previously, railway employees were limited to a select few hospitals for their healthcare needs. Railway employees and their families in the Dhanbad Railway division, covering Dhanbad, Ranchi, Ramgarh, Daltonganj, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Durgapur in West Bengal, Varanasi, Mughalsarai, Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh, and Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh, will benefit from this new arrangement. Private hospitals that are already part of the CGHS, ESI, and ISHS schemes are also eligible to join the panel. The hospitals need to adhere to the CGHS rates or lower for providing services to railway employees and their families.