Chief Minister Jeevan Raksha Kosh provides an aid to the people living under poverty line and are affected by serious illness so that they can be treated in government hospitals. Diseases which can not be treated in government hospitals of Rajasthan, in such cases aid is provided by All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
The Rajasthan government has allocated Rs. 24 corers to this fund and has received an aid of about 2.50 corers from the central government. The Rajasthan government is trying to obtain another 9.50 corers aid from central government. With the help of this fund 2013 people living below poverty line have been benefited till January 2003. An amount of Rs. 1007.79 lakhs has been spent on their medication.
People who are not below poverty line but those who have yearly income not above Rs. 24000/-, in such cases for medication like heart bypass surgery/valves change/kidney transplant and cancer, aid is provided from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund according to certain rules or 40% of the amount spent in the treatment, whichever is less and later this amount is returned to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund by the Jeevan Raksha Fund.