Tag: Ayushman Bharat

Health of the Nation

The striking feature of the Finance minister’s proposals is the signal of intent to put in place hospitals based on the Public- Private-Partnership matrix in an effort to lend an impetus to the Centre’s flagship health programme, called Ayushman Bharat.

February 4, 2020

India’s Mr Heart

India needs about 3.5 million beds, 3 million doctors and 6 million nurses in the next 15 years, estimated a five-year-old Price waterhouse Coopers report.

December 27, 2019

All households in HP to have LPG connections by December end

He was presiding over the closing ceremony of state-level Angikaar Campaign at Dharamshala, which aimed at bringing beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna Urban (PMAY, urban) into the fold of other central schemes such as Ujjawala and Ayushman Bharat.

December 10, 2019

India-France friendship ‘unbreakable’, stood test of time: PM Modi addresses Indians at UNESCO HQ

Earlier, Modi held a marathon one-on-one meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron during which they reviewed the entire gamut of the dynamic and multi-faceted relationship to further boost the strategic partnership.

August 23, 2019

Making India the global hub of higher education

The task is daunting for Ramesh Pohkriyal Nishank, India'a Human Resource Development Minister, since, as of now, only three Indian institutions rank among the first 200 and only 23 among the first 1000 globally ranking universities.

July 25, 2019

Haryana first in implementation of Ayushman Bharat

The Central government has set a target to benefit 38 persons per one lakh population from this facility.

July 4, 2019

‘Yoga for peace, harmony, progress’: PM Modi leads International Yoga Day celebrations

Announcing the theme for the year -- 'Yoga for Heart Care' -- PM Modi said heart care has become a challenge all over the world.

June 21, 2019

Free Metro, bus rides for women in 2-3 months: Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal said, "Delhi is the only city in the country that offers 24-hour power supply to all its residents. However, there are some pockets within the city that neither get regular power supply nor regular water supply. In the case of power, the areas where local faults have been recognised and new transformers will immediately be installed there.

June 9, 2019

Harsh Vardhan takes charge of Health Ministry

Harsh Vardhan, an ENT doctor by profession who reached his office at Nirman Bhavan on a cycle, said he will write to the Chief Ministers of the five states where the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme has not been implemented so far.

June 3, 2019

India’s primary healthcare in the 21st century

Adapting to the evolved understanding of Concept of Primary Health (PHC), the Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs)under the ambit of ‘Ayushman Bharat’yojna are providing services directed towards the achievement of holistic health.

May 21, 2019

Mohalla clinics a hit, Ayushman Bharat yet to take off

Mohalla clinic caters to the need of not only the population of Delhi but also migratory and floating population from neighbouring states which constitute a considerable patient load.

May 11, 2019

Health federalism

Five states with non-BJP governments ~ Telangana, Odisha, Delhi, Kerala and Punjab ~ have signalled that they will not participate, claiming that healthcare in their respective provinces was better.

January 14, 2019

A few steps on a long journey

Challenges of infrastructure and corruption as experienced in case of RSBY may also confine the success of Ayushman Bharat but it is imperative to look at the positives too

January 4, 2019

Mann Ki Baat: Modi highlights achievements of 2018

The PM said Swacchh Bharat mission is a success adding that more than 3 lakh people gathered to participate in a cleanliness drive.

December 30, 2018

AIIMS may soon provide robot-assisted physical therapy to patients

In developed countries, robotics are the latest tools in physical therapy and rehabilitation, Ranjan said.

December 24, 2018

Military hospitals can’t handle Modicare

The armed forces like other central agencies have been created with a specific purpose. Their mission, aims and tasks are oriented towards security of the nation. These tasks spread across a spectrum of activities from provision of aid in disaster relief and enforcing law and order when other agencies have failed to battle insurgencies and …

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November 6, 2018

Poverty’s sick parade

“One billion people worldwide have come out of poverty since 2000,” asserts the just-released report, ‘The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers: The Stories Behind the Data, 2018’. China and India played a key role in the achievement, the report contends. Yes, that wouldn’t have been possible without factoring in the numbers in these two …

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October 20, 2018