HP Assembly Session: Opposition walks out of the House dissatisfied with the answer on Himcare scheme

August 19, 2025

On the first day of the monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday, all the work of the House was stopped, and the adjournment motion brought by the opposition on the disaster was discussed, while on the second day, Tuesday, the meeting of the House started with the Question Hour at 11:00 am. Many issues were raised during the Question Hour. Raising the question of not giving the benefit of the Himcare scheme to the patients, the opposition expressed dissatisfaction with the minister’s reply and walked out of the House. Nachan BJP MLA Vinod Kumar raised a question related to the Himcare scheme.

Vinod Kumar said that there has been talk of arranging treatment through the Himcare scheme in all medical colleges, including AIIMS. But the patients are not being treated. Will you ensure that the hospital in which the Himcare scheme card is available will treat them? On this, Health Minister Dr. Dhaniram Shandil said that the member has raised the issue in a very passionate manner. Vinod Kumar said that the Himcare scheme is running and it is being run properly. Budget was released from time to time in Himcare. The state government has released budget to various institutions. When Shandil was cornered, the Chief Minister replied

BJP MLA Randhir Sharma said that an amount of Rs 365 crore is pending under Himcare. When will the pending amount be released? What are the provisions for the 25 hospitals where the Himcare facility has been started for dialysis facilities? When Health Minister Dhaniram Shandil was cornered on this issue, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu had to stand up to answer.

Chief Minister Sukhu said that Himcare scheme was implemented to run hospitals. It would have been a good thing if good hospitals were included, but these people are spreading sensation. The Chief Minister said that improvements are being made in it. Gallbladder surgery is done for 11 to 15 thousand rupees. The package given by Himcare is a big scam.