# Karnataka Cabinet approves Sandhya Kiran cashless healthcare for pensioners 2026-08-13T19:42:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the 'Sandhya Kiran' cashless healthcare scheme for state pensioners under 70, family pensioners and their dependents. Initially covering 4.93 lakh beneficiaries, including 3.11 lakh pensioners, the scheme provides annual cashless treatment up to Rs 5 lakh per family at empanelled hospitals under Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka rules. Contributions are 1.25 per cent of basic pension for service pensioners and 0.75 per cent for family pensioners. Annual contributions are estimated at Rs 117 crore against a treatment cost of Rs 81.75 crore, with 70 per cent from beneficiaries and 30 per cent from the state. A trigger auto-increases premiums by 0.05 percentage points if corpus use exceeds 85 per cent. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com - deccanherald.com Tags: Ayushman Bharat, cashless treatment, Karnataka Cabinet, pensioners healthcare, Sandhya Kiran, social security Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-cabinet-clears-sandhya-kiran-health-scheme-for-pensioners/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-cabinet-clears-sandhya-kiran-health-scheme-for-pensioners/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.