Source: PIB
Context: The Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), launched ‘CHARAK’ (Community Health: A Responsive Action for Koylanchal) to provide free treatment for life-threatening diseases to economically weaker sections in Singrauli and Sonbhadra districts.
About CHARAK Initiative:
- What it is: A health-centric CSR initiative by NCL for free treatment of life-threatening diseases.
- Launched by: Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), under the Ministry of Coal.
- Aim: To provide free and specialized healthcare to economically weaker sections suffering from life-threatening diseases.
- Eligibility: Residents of Singrauli and Sonbhadra districts with annual family income below ₹8 Lakhs.
- Covered Diseases: Includes malignancy, TB, HIV complications, cardiovascular diseases, organ transplants, burns, neurological disorders, accidental trauma, etc.
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