Thousands of lawyers practicing in Jharkhand High Court and different districts of the state and their families will get a decent gift from the government. The state government is going to launch a health insurance scheme for advocates and their dependents from May 3. Chief Minister Hemant Soren will formally launch this scheme and will give Advocate Health Insurance Cards to the advocates of the state. The scheme will be launched at Harivansh Tana Bhagat Auditorium in Khelgaon, Ranchi.

This scheme will benefit about 27,000 advocates of Jharkhand and their families with health security. The purpose of this scheme is to provide relief to advocates and their dependents from financial problems related to health.

The decision to start this scheme was taken after an order of the Jharkhand High Court. In fact, on July 10, 2024, the High Court had remarked during the hearing of a PIL (W.P. (PIL) 1956/2021) that lawyers help in getting justice to the society, but they do not get proper facilities from the state or central government for themselves.

The court had said that the state and central governments should start schemes like health insurance and life insurance for advocates, as many lawyers are facing financial difficulties and are unable to even get treatment.

After this, on 13 September 2024, the state government decided to start the medical insurance scheme and now this scheme is being implemented. Mohammad Shadab Ansari appeared on behalf of the advocates in this petition.