Manipur, March 3 -- The Manipur government did not reimburse the treatment amount for 1,563 eligible patients amounting to Rs. 16,28,50,000 before the shutting down of the MSIAF scheme, the MSIAF said.

The Manipur State Illness Assistance Fund (MSIAF) Demand Committee has appealed to the state government to reimburse the pending amount for the treatment of patients under MSIAF scheme till 2017.

Before the launching of CMHT (Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang), the medical expenses for patients belonging to below poverty line (BPL) orAntyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) were reimbursed by the state government up to Rs 1.5 lakh under the MSIAF scheme, said convenor of the committee Arambam Ratandra while speaking to the media on Wednesday at Man...