Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Mizoram to sign $108M ADB loan for healthcare
Mizoram is going to sign a big loan with the Asian Development Bank to make their hospitals and healthcare better.
The loan is USD 108 million, and most of it will be paid back by the central government, not Mizoram.
This money will help people in Mizoram get better healthcare.
The state has a special health insurance plan called MUHCS, which helps families pay for treatment in government and private hospitals.
Lots of families have already signed up for this plan, and many people have used it to get treatment.
The government is also working to make hospitals bigger and better, like adding more beds and special care units.
Mizoram to sign a USD 108 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen its public healthcare system.
90% of the loan will be repaid by the central government, with Mizoram bearing the remaining 10% over 15 years.
The loan will support the Mizoram Universal Health Care Scheme (MUHCS), which provides health insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per financial year.
65,193 families have registered under the MUHCS, with 59,602 beneficiaries availing treatment and healthcare expenditure crossing Rs 100 crore.
The government is upgrading healthcare infrastructure, including adding more beds and intensive care units at Zoram Medical College and Hospital.
- Who
- Mizoram government and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- What
- Signing a USD 108 million loan agreement to strengthen public healthcare system
- When
- Date to be finalized by the Ministry of Finance
- Where
- Mizoram, India
- Why
- To support and strengthen the public healthcare system and ease the state’s expenditure on implementing the Mizoram Universal Health Care Scheme (MUHCS)
- Loan Amount
- USD 108 million
- Repayment Period
- 15 years
- Central Government Contribution
- 90%
- State Government Contribution
- 10%
- Initial Release Amount
- Rs 21 crore
- Registered Families
- 65,193
- Beneficiaries Treated
- 59,602
- Total Healthcare Expenditure
- Rs 100 crore