The government has decided to replace the medical welfare scheme for military and police personnel with a private insurance system.
According to the State Budget Position Report released by the Ministry of Finance, although there is a medical welfare scheme for the families of military and police personnel, it incurs significant expenses. The report states that they have decided to control this expenditure.
The decision was made due to the high costs associated with the medical welfare scheme for military and police families, as highlighted in the ministry’s report.
With this change, after the private insurance coverage is exhausted, healthcare will be provided through the Aasandha system.
According to the ministry’s report, this year alone, 322 million rufiyaa has been spent on medical welfare for military and police families. There is no limit to this scheme.
Consequently, the ministry has decided to transition this system to private insurance, with implementation set to begin early next year.
Last year, the expenditure on insurance for military and police personnel exceeded the allocated budget. While 179 million rufiyaa was budgeted for additional insurances, by the end of last year, this amount had increased to 241 million rufiyaa.
