Kathmandu, July 1: A directive has been issued to all District Administration Offices (DAOs) across the country to take legal action against the health facilities not adhering to the arrangements specified in the Target Group Free Treatment Portal (Operation and Management) Procedure, 2026.
A circular issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs today directs the DAOs to immediately make arrangement for providing discounts/benefits after ascertaining whether the facilities stipulated in the procedure are being offered to the beneficiaries, and penalize the health facilities for failing to do so.
The procedure requires hospitals to allocate 10 per cent of total beds for free treatment of disadvantaged, helpless, and orphaned citizens.
The circular was issued after complaints were received from targeted beneficiaries for not receiving discounts/benefits they were entitled to during health treatment at government, non-government, private, cooperatives, or non-profit hospitals as per the procedure. #nepal #rss
