Sruthitarangam

SRUTHITHARANGAM (Cochlear Implantation Scheme) provides free cochlear implantation surgery as well as auditory verbal habilitation (AVH) for children in the age group of 0-5 years, who are hearing impaired. As part of converging various publicly funded health financing programmes, Government of Kerala has decided to implement Cochlear Implantation for Children (Sruthi Tharangam) by State Health Agency, Kerala from the year 2023-24.

The expenditure for Srutitharangam will have a cap of Rs.5,20,000/- per patient.

A technical committee(SLTC) constituted vide GO (Rt).No.1530/2023/H&FWD Dated 27.06.2023 for the implementation of Sruthitharangam Scheme is responsible for scrutiny of the applications received under Sruthitharangam scheme and provide necessary guidance for the scheme implementation.

Sl No. Role Official
1 Convenor Joint Director (Operations), State Health Agency, Kerala
2 Member State Nodal Officer, Child Health, National Health Mission, Kerala
3 Expert Member HoD, Dept. of ENT, Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum
4 Expert Member HoD, Dept. of ENT, Govt. Medical College, Kottayam
5 Expert Member HoD, Dept. of ENT, Govt. Medical College, Kozhikkode
6 Expert Member Dr. C John Panicker, Good Health ENT Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.
7 Expert Member Dr. Manoj, Managing Director, Dr. Manoj’s ENT Super Specialty Institute & Research Center, Kozhikkode

The committee should convene its meeting once in three months or within 10 working days of receiving an application under Sruthitharangam.

The committee will be responsible for the following.Monitoring of the scheme implementation

  • Monitoring of the scheme implementation
  • Evaluation of the application received for scheme benefits
  • Take decision on the application received and inform the providers on the decision with specific remarks
  • Fixing the cost of treatment packages covered under the scheme.
  • Evaluate and take decisions on the applications received from hospitals for getting empaneled under the scheme and providing treatment benefits.
  • Provide guidance on audit of the past claims and prevent leakages.
  • Periodic monitoring of the scheme implementation
  • Outcome of the treatment
    1. Morbidity, Mortality and One year follow-up of the treatment to be evaluated by the State Level Technical Committee of Sruthitharangam.
    2. The institutions who have performed the procedure should inform the details regarding the follow up of the patients up to one year to the State Level Technical Committee.
    3. The State Level Technical Committee will evaluate these outcome indicators up to one year and further decisions will be taken based on the report.

Treatment The treatment services to eligible beneficiaries will be provided on cashless basis through empanelled hospitals. Hospitals can raise the claim through the OPD online module of the Arogyakiranam Scheme being implemented by SHA. The claim submitted by the hospital through the online platform will be processed within 30 working days.

Empanelled hospitals (for more details, pls click here)

Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Government Medical College, Kottayam
Government Medical College, Kozhikkode
Ascent Hospital, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram
Dr Manoj’s ENT Hospital, Kozhikkode
Dr Noushad’s ENT Hospital, Ernakulam
Medical Trust Hospital,Ernakulam
KIMS Health, Thiruvananthapuram
Baby Memorial Hospital Ltd, Kozhikkode
Amrita Institute of Medical sciences and Research centre, Ernakulam
National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH), Thiruvananthapuram (Audio Verbal Therapy)