Kathmandu. The health insurance scheme has been closed at Bhajani Primary Health Centre and the service recipients are facing problems in receiving treatment. The health centre has not received the amount required for the insurance scheme, which has caused problems in the treatment of the patients.

Amar Singh Chaudhary, an official at the Centre, said that the Centre has reduced the insurance cover for pharmacy and laboratory services from June 29.

“We have stopped the insurance programme of pharmacy and laboratory service as the hospital resources are unable to bear the expenses after the government deducted the amount received from the government,” he said. “, he said.

A total of 4,376 people have availed health insurance services at primary health centres in the current fiscal year. Only 65 people have come to the health center to avail the service due to the reduction in insurance services. “Repeated requests to the local government for budget to the health centres are not heard. Dharmendra Shrestha, chairman of the center, said.