###Illness Doesn't Follow a ₹2,000 Limit:
Rajasthan Agricultural University Pensioners' Federation Demands Withdrawal of RGHS Pre-Authorisation Order
Udaipur, The Rajasthan Agricultural University Pensioners' Federation has strongly opposed the Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS) decision to make pre-authorisation mandatory for OPD diagnostic tests costing more than ₹2,000 from July 13, 2026. The Federation has submitted a detailed memorandum to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Medical & Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the order and warning of a democratic protest if the decision is not revoked.
State President Er. Virendra Singh Solanki and State General Secretary Er. Arvind Kaushal (Kota) said, "Illness does not come by looking at a ₹2,000 limit, nor does a doctor prescribe diagnostic tests based on their cost. If a qualified doctor considers a test medically necessary, patients should not be forced to wait for approval from a Third Party Administrator (TPA)." They added that requiring elderly pensioners to wait for one to three hours for authorisation goes against the very objective of RGHS as a cashless and hassle-free healthcare scheme.
Calling the new provision a "draconian order," Solanki said that if the government suspects unnecessary diagnostic tests or fraudulent billing by hospitals or diagnostic centres, it should conduct audits and take strict action against the institutions responsible. "It is unjust to penalise lakhs of honest employees and pensioners for the possible irregularities of a few institutions. RGHS is a health protection scheme, not a system of bureaucratic permissions," he said.
State Vice Presidents Dr. Surendra Kumar Bhatnagar (Udaipur), Dr. Rajendra Singh Chawda (Jodhpur), Manphool Mangaliya (Bikaner), Mool Chand Jat (Jobner), and Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma (Kota) said that creating an additional layer of portal formalities, document submission, and TPA approval between a doctor's prescription and the required diagnostic test would cause unnecessary hardship and treatment delays, particularly for elderly pensioners.
State Ministers Dr. Bharat Singh Bhimawat (Jodhpur), Dr. Bhupendra Upadhyay (Udaipur), Er. Mohan Lal Changwal (Jobner), Nemaram Jat (Bikaner), and Mahavir Sharma (Kota) urged the government to focus on identifying suspicious hospitals and diagnostic centres through real-time audits, data analytics, and strict enforcement rather than imposing restrictions on genuine patients.
Organisation Secretary Er. Surendra Bhushan Sahay (Udaipur) stated that if the government fails to withdraw what the Federation termed an anti-pensioner decision, pensioners from all five agricultural universities in Rajasthan would jointly decide the next course of democratic agitation.
The Federation has appealed to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar to immediately revoke the mandatory pre-authorisation requirement for medically prescribed OPD diagnostic tests exceeding ₹2,000.
Concluding the statement, State President Er. Virendra Singh Solanki said, "Pensioners cannot accept an administrative ₹2,000 threshold overriding a doctor's medical judgment. There can be no compromise on the health and dignity of pensioners. If the government does not withdraw the order, pensioners from all five agricultural universities across Rajasthan will unite and launch a democratic movement."
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