Ayushman Bharat: Khattar hikes income limit to Rs 3 Lakh per annum
With this, eight lakh new families are expected to be included in the scheme. The beneficiary family will have to pay an annual premium of Rs 1,500 only.
With this, eight lakh new families are expected to be included in the scheme. The beneficiary family will have to pay an annual premium of Rs 1,500 only.
According to the data available, the government took the resolution to cover 1.16 crore families under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in the last five financial years and has so far benefited 68.92 lakh families from the scheme, achieving 59.01 percent of the target.
Hailing the government’s “Ayushman Bharat” initiative, the vice-president said 1.4 billion people are getting medical treatment at an affordable price.
More than 134 crore people across the country have benefitted from AB-HWCs, and more than 86.90 crore beneficiaries have been cumulatively screened for non-communicable diseases.
With the launch of the scheme Antyodaya families have been brought under the ambit of 'Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana' (AB-PMYAY).
Addressing the Silver Jubilee celebrations of a private cancer hospital, Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “Wiping the tears of the poor is the job of everyone because that is the mandate given by our creator. If you give, you gain greatly.”
Elaborating on the same, Chowdhury said that there are altogether 177 journalists who are already accredited with the ICA department of the state.
It will provide support for 17,788 rural Health and Wellness Centres in 10 High Focus States. Further, 11,024 urban Health and Wellness Centres will be established in all the states.
CM Patnaik also laid the foundation stone for projects worth over Rs 1000 crore at the function. He said over 3.64 lakh people of the district will benefit from the SHC.
Centre is planning Rs 75,000 crore health grants for local governments for nursing, dental education, and district residency scheme to augment specialist doctors.
