The Maharashtra authorities has issued an order extending advantages of its healthcare scheme to 865 villages in neighbouring Karnataka, amid the continued border dispute between the 2 states.

A authorities decision (GR) to this impact was issued by Maharashtra on Monday.

It mentioned people who find themselves already beneficiaries of the Antyodaya meals scheme, precedence group households (beneath the National Food Security Act 2013) and Annapurna ration card holders can avail of healthcare advantages beneath the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana.

The order mentioned 865 villages from 12 tehsils in Belagavi, Karvar, Kalburgi and Bidar have been included beneath the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana.

The households there’ll get medical insurance coverage as much as Rs 1.50 lakh per 12 months for 996 sorts of therapies recognized by the state. It additionally contains 34 various kinds of knowledgeable consultancies as effectively, the GR mentioned.

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The Maharashtra authorities has recognised a number of hospitals within the state the place this scheme will be availed by the individuals, the order mentioned.

The border problem dates again to 1957 after the reorganisation of states on linguistic strains.

Maharashtra laid declare to Belagavi, which was a part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency because it has a large Marathi-speaking inhabitants. It additionally laid declare to greater than 800 Marathi-speaking villages that are at the moment a part of the southern state.

Karnataka, nevertheless, considers the demarcation accomplished on linguistic strains as per the States Reorganisation Act and the 1967 Mahajan Commission Report as last.

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