ROTARIAN LAL GOEL COMMENDS & THANKS MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER FOR ENHANCED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTS
by Prashant Kapadia/NHN
Mumbai, November 12, 2024 — Rotarian Lal Goel, Founder and Charter President of the Rotary Club of Organ Donation International and Chairman of the Organ Donation India Foundation & GYAN, has expressed his deep appreciation to Hon’ble Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis for substantially increasing financial assistance for organ transplant surgeries under the state’s health insurance schemes.
Through the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY), Maharashtra residents will now benefit from enhanced medical coverage for critical transplant procedures.
The revised financial assistance includes:
- ₹15 lakh for heart transplants
- ₹17 lakh for bone marrow transplants
- ₹20 lakh for lung transplants and TAVI/TAVR procedures
- ₹20 lakh for combined heart–lung transplants
- ₹22 lakh for liver transplants
Rotarian Lal Goel acknowledged the dedicated efforts of PDG Rtn Dr Rajendra Agrawal, who collaborated closely with him for over a year in advocating for these enhancements before Dr Omprakash Shete, Chairman, Ayushman Bharat – Mission Maharashtra Committee.
“This policy milestone will make life-saving organ transplants more accessible and affordable for patients in urgent need,” said Rotarian Lal Goel.
This marks the second major policy achievement driven by Rotarian Lal Goel’s advocacy under the AB-PMJAY framework. Earlier, with the support of the present Governor of West Bengal, Hon’ble Dr C. V. Anand Bose, IAS—then One-Man Expert Commission on Labour—the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved an increase in the transplant coverage limit from ₹5 lakh to ₹15 lakh. The latest enhancement—from ₹15 lakh to ₹22 lakh—has now been realised through the consistent efforts of Dr Omprakash Shete, PDG Rtn Dr Rajendra Agrawal, and Rotarian Lal Goel, endorsed and approved by Hon’ble Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis.
Following the Government Order issued on 4th November, Dr Omprakash Shete felicitated Rotarian Lal Goel and PDG Dr Rajendra Agrawal in recognition of their selfless service to society.
“With this enhanced financial support, countless lives can be saved, and families across Maharashtra can find renewed hope in their battle against organ failure,” concluded Rotarian Lal Goel.