Scheme for pension, medical aid to artistes

Surjit kumar Dhal, New Delhi, Feb 11: The Government is implementing a scheme namely “Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes.”

The objective of the scheme is to improve financial and socio-economic status of the old aged artistes and scholars who have contributed significantly in their specialized fields of arts, letters etc. but leading a miserable life or are in penury condition, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

The Scheme has also provision to provide medical aid facility to such Artistes and his/her spouse by covering them under a convenient and affordable Health Insurance Scheme of the Government, Minister of State for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in reply to an Unstarred Question in the House.