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Kerala's Karunya Benevolent Fund provides eligible families with annual income below ₹3 lakh, who are not eligible for KASP, free medical assistance up to ₹2 lakh per family or ₹3 lakh for kidney-related disease.
Karunya Benevolent Fund (KBF) is separately identified from Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi (KASP) and Arogya Kiranam in the Kerala Health Department's scheme description dated 15 June 2025. KBF provides free medical assistance of ₹2 lakh per family, up to ₹3 lakh for kidney/kidney-related disease. It covers families with annual income below ₹3 lakh who are not eligible for KASP. Applications go to Karunya/Arogya Suraksha Scheme kiosks in government or private empanelled hospitals; if a special form is required, the kiosk supplies its details. The page states no deadline is specified and does not provide a separate document checklist or define whether the caps are lifetime or annual.
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Free medical assistance for treatment under KBF, subject to assessment and approval at the empanelled-hospital kiosk.
₹2 lakh per family; up to ₹3 lakh for kidney/kidney-related diseases (Period not stated by official source)
KBF is distinct from KASP and Arogya Kiranam; ₹2 lakh family assistance and up to ₹3 lakh for kidney-related diseases; annual family income below ₹3 lakh plus not eligible for KASP; kiosk application; no deadline specified; special-form information at kiosk if needed
Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi / Karunya Benevolent Fund information (15 June 2025)Document date: not stated; reviewed: 2026-10-04.
Official Department of Health page HTML fetched directly with curl and full scheme text at page body reviewed. It does not specify whether amounts are lifetime or annual.
No. Kerala's Health Department says KBF applies to families not eligible for KASP, and describes separate KBF and KASP benefits.
The Health Department states ₹2 lakh per family, with assistance up to ₹3 lakh for kidney or kidney-related disease. The page does not specify whether that cap is lifetime or annual.