Himachal Pradesh’s Mukhyamantri Sahara Yojana pays ₹3,000 a month to patients from economically weaker families who are suffering from specified long-term diseases. Two things about it changed without much notice, and both were confirmed on the official portal on 13.09.2026: the scheme has been shifted to the ESOMSA Department, and three of the portal’s own four service links are returning errors, so status and payment checks cannot be done online at the moment.
Scheme details and amount
| HP Sahara Yojana amount | Official record |
|---|---|
| Scheme name | Mukhya Mantri Sahara Yojana (MMSAY). |
| Department | The scheme has moved to the ESOMSA Department. |
| Monthly amount | ₹3,000 a month, the only figure the portal states. |
| HIV/AIDS rate | The ₹1,500 rate quoted elsewhere is not on the official portal. |
Note: The portal header still names the Himachal Pradesh Swasthya Bima Yojana Society and the Health Department, but its own notice says the scheme moved to ESOMSA, which handles Scheduled Castes, OBCs, minorities and the specially abled. Read on 13.09.2026, sahara.hpsbys.in names only ₹3,000 and mentions neither HIV/AIDS nor a second rate, so treat the lower figure as unconfirmed.
The portal’s own description of the scheme lists Parkinson’s, malignant cancer, paralysis, muscular dystrophy, hemophilia and thalassemia by name, then extends cover to chronic renal failure and any other disease that leaves a person permanently incapacitated. It gives one amount for all of them.
Important Links
| Link | Details |
|---|---|
| sahara.hpsbys.in | Official portal for applying. Status check was down on 13.09.2026 |
| Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, Rs 5 lakh a year hospital cover, enrolment never closes | Check card and eligibility |
If you or a family member has one of the covered conditions, the government-hospital diagnosis report is the document that unlocks everything else in this process. Get that first, then move on to the application.
Portal services on 13.09.2026
We tried each service link on 13.09.2026. Only one of the four the portal advertises opens, so telling anyone to check their status online right now would send them to an error page.
| HP Sahara portal status | Result on 13.09.2026 |
|---|---|
| New registration | It works and opens the Aadhaar verification step. |
| Status check | Know your status returns a 404 error. |
| Payment status | Check payment status returns a 404 error. |
| Certificate update | Updating life, BPL, income or medical certificates returns a 404. |
| Offline option | Apply at the district hospital or Community Health Centre. |
Note: Use the offline route until the portal services are restored or ESOMSA publishes its own.
Checking beneficiary status
The status and payment pages are the two that are down, so there is nothing to enter application details into on 13.09.2026. Until they return, the office holding the paper file is the district hospital or Community Health Centre where the application was submitted, and that is where a beneficiary can ask whether the monthly payment has started.
Covered illnesses
Based on the scheme’s compiled coverage list, conditions include:
- Cancer
- Parkinson’s disease
- Kidney failure / chronic renal failure
- Paralysis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Hemophilia
- Thalassemia
- Heart disease
- Diabetes (in combination with a resulting disability)
- HIV/AIDS (at the reduced ₹1,500/month rate)
- Other conditions causing permanent incapacitation, per medical assessment
The full, current official disease list is maintained on the HPSBYS portal. Coverage lists for medical welfare schemes are revised from time to time, so confirm your diagnosis is still listed before applying rather than relying only on this summary.
Eligibility conditions
- Permanent resident of Himachal Pradesh.
- BPL or EWS family, with annual income not exceeding ₹4,00,000.
- A medical certificate/diagnosis report from a registered government hospital is required. A private diagnosis alone is generally not accepted.
Applying for the monthly assistance: forms, office and papers
- Online: Visit sahara.hpsbys.in, complete Aadhaar verification, and fill in the online application form.
- Offline: Apply at your nearest district hospital or Community Health Centre (CHC).
- Either way, you’ll need your medical diagnosis report from a government hospital as the core supporting document.
- Applications are verified against the medical certificate before the monthly support begins.
Documents required
- Aadhaar card
- Residence certificate
- Income certificate (below ₹4 lakh/year)
- Medical diagnosis report from a government hospital
- Bank passbook
- Passport-size photographs
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Mukhyamantri Sahara Yojana pay?
₹3,000 a month. That is the only amount the official portal states, in all three places it names a figure, read on 13.09.2026.
Is there a lower ₹1,500 rate for HIV/AIDS patients?
It is widely quoted, but sahara.hpsbys.in does not state it. Read on 13.09.2026 the portal mentions neither HIV nor AIDS nor any second rate, so treat ₹1,500 as unconfirmed until the department publishes it.
Which department runs the scheme now?
The portal notice read on 13.09.2026 says Mukhyamantri Sahara Yojana has been shifted to the ESOMSA Department, although the site header still carries the Himachal Pradesh Swasthya Bima Yojana Society and the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
Why will the status check not open?
Because the page itself is down. Checked on 13.09.2026, Know Your Status, Check Payment Status and the certificate update page all return a 404 error. Only New Registration opens, which makes 1 of the portal's 4 services usable.
Which diseases does the scheme cover?
Read on 13.09.2026, the portal names Parkinson's, malignant cancer, paralysis, muscular dystrophy, hemophilia and thalassemia directly, then extends cover to chronic renal failure and to any other disease that renders a person permanently incapacitated.
Who is eligible to apply?
A permanent resident of Himachal Pradesh from a BPL or economically weaker family with annual income not above ₹4,00,000, holding a diagnosis certificate from a registered government hospital. A private diagnosis alone is generally not accepted.