The Maharashtra government on Monday told Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court that mucormycosis or Black fungus infection is now covered under Mahatma Jotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) for eligible underprivileged beneficiaries and that 130 hospitals across the state have been identified for treating the infection. The state government also said that 1,000 more hospitals are to be empanelled and 19 medical and surgical packages have been identified for treatment of mucormycosis under MJPJAY.

The Maharashtra government on Monday told Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court that mucormycosis or Black fungus infection is now covered under Mahatma Jotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) for eligible underprivileged beneficiaries and that 130 hospitals across the state have been identified for treating the infection. The state government also said that 1,000 more hospitals are to be empanelled and 19 medical and surgical packages have been identified for treatment of mucormycosis under MJPJAY.