THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Finance Minister KN Balagopal said that an additional Rs 150 crore has been allocated for the Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi. The minister said that the second Pinarayi government has so far allocated Rs 2695 crore for the project.

Of this, only Rs 151 crore was received from the Centre annually. The Karunya scheme ensures hospital treatment worth Rs 5 lakh per annum to the poor families of the state.

At present 41.96 lakh families are benefiting from the scheme. They will also get free treatment in private hospitals empanelled by the government