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- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has started a Mayor's Medical Assistance Fund Cell at its headquarters in Mumbai to help patients with serious illnesses.
- The cell, modelled on the Chief Minister's Medical Assistance Cell, aims to provide speed and transparency in giving financial aid, and cheques were handed over to relatives of 10 patients at the launch.
- Assistance of up to Rs 25,000 will be paid by cheque directly to the concerned hospital after the cell reviews applications, with efforts to provide help within one week.
- The fund covers treatment for cancer, heart disease, liver and brain ailments, critical surgeries for children, and other serious illnesses.
What to watch next
- How quickly applications are processed, given the stated goal of assistance within one week.
- Whether the cell receives enough donations to sustain assistance, after BJP MLA Amit Satam donated Rs 25,000 at the launch.
- How the Rs 25,000 cap on assistance compares with actual treatment costs for serious illnesses.
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