West Jaintia Hills charged Rs.400 per day for foods in corona care

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaOctober 26, 2020

In pursuance to the notification of the Government of Meghalaya, Health & Family Welfare Department that Deputy Commissioner, West Jaintia  Hills in notification issued has informed that for persons testing positive and admitted to Corona Care Centres run by the Government in West Jaintia Hills District, Jowai food will be provided on payment basis at the rate of Rs. 400/ per day from 17.10.2020.

Corona Care Centres run by the Government: St. Aloysius Hospital Corona Care Centre (CCC) Ummulong.

Admission into Corona Care Centre
As is the prevalent practice, persons who are tested and are categorized as A or B and who do not require hospitalization, but do not have facility for home isolation, may be admitted into the Corona Care Centres.

Persons tested positive at the MCH Hospital, Jowai or any other notified testing facillty and opting for isolation at a Corona Care Centre will be informed that food will be on chargeable
basis for the duration of their stay.

BPL Category
Payment will be exempted for persons belonging to the BPL category.

Such person Will have to furnish Yellow (AAY) or Pink (PHH) NFSA Ration Card. They will need to show the original NFSA card at the Corona Care Centre at the time of admission. Alternatively, it can be brought to the Centre by a family member within 5 days of their stay or intimated to the Centre Manager for collection from the person’s home.

For persons who do not possess Ration Card and claiming to be BPL, verification and certification can be given by the BDO/Magistrate concerned upon proper enquiry.

Option for Home Food
Persons admitted into the Corona Care Centres have the option of getting food delivered from home by a family member for the duration of their stay. However, this option must be indicatedat the time of admission itself.

Centre Manager of each centre will devise an arrangement for persons opting for home food delivery, such as putting up a delivery counter outside the premises, notifying the timings for delivery of each meal, and putting in place a slip-system for ensuring proper and timely delivery to the persons concerned by the housekeeping staff.

Each Corona Care Centre will have designated staff to coordinate between the persons admitted, family members and the catering partner in case of any issues regarding this arrangement.

Payment
The person admitted and their emergency contact/family member will be communicated the bill and the payment link through SMS/Whatsapp.

Payment can be made any time before the discharge or upon discharge either by online mode by the admitted person or by online mode/cash by the emergency contact/family member.

Payment can be made online through UPI (Google Pay, Pay’TM, etc). Cash payment can also be made at the dedicated cash counter of CCCS.

The COVID ID of the admitted person needs to be mandatorily mentioned while making the payment. The transaction ID of the payment must be shared over Whatsapp/email as payment proof before discharge.

Centre Manager of each Centre will appoint a nodal staff to keep a precise record of number of days stayed and meals consumed for billing purposes, and to facilitate the process of payment

Consumables
Other consumables like toiletries will also be charged at the Corona Care Centres. However, admitted persons can also arrange to bring their own toiletries/essentials at the time of admission or which could be dropped by a family member. The charges of the toiletries will be notified and put up at each Corona Care Centre.