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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicCentral Government Health Scheme (CGHS).

Topic: Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).

Govt tightens drug billing norm for CGHS claims. What new rule is & why pvt hospitals are pushing back

CGHS issued order to all empanelled hospitals in December 2024, instructing them to accept medicines supplied by CGHS or provide a purchase invoice for medicines, it is learnt.

Govt likely to hike CGHS rates in July, cancer & bypass surgery packages among 1,800 up for revision

Rates for most packages — over 1,800, which cover most major medical procedures like bypass surgery, surgeries for cancer and knee replacement etc — likely to go up by 5-30%. 

CGHS patients to pay Delhi rates for Covid treatment at private hospitals until states decide

The Delhi government has fixed Rs 10,000 a day for a Covid isolation bed at NABH-accredited hospitals, and Rs 8,000 at non-NABH accredited hospitals.

Don’t deny treatment to CGHS beneficiaries, Modi govt tells hospitals, warns of action

In a letter to empanelled healthcare organisations, govt has cited complaints from beneficiaries about problems faced getting treatment amid Covid pandemic.

Fortis, Max, Medanta want to scrap cashless CGHS treatment as govt dues touch Rs 1,700 cr

Over 37 lakh people are entitled to cashless treatment under CGHS and ECHS, which are meant to ease public access to quality healthcare.  

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The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.