By Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The centre has been repeatedly reminding states like Odisha, West Bengal and Delhi to implement the central medical insurance coverage scheme AB-PMJAY on the floor stage for the good thing about individuals, mentioned Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Friday.
The three states are the one ones within the nation that aren’t implementing the scheme, touted because the world’s largest government-funded healthcare program, focusing on greater than 50 crore beneficiaries, she mentioned.
“Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has been telling these states to implement this scheme as it benefits the people. Even if the states have their own scheme then also they can adopt the PM-JAY scheme.”
Mandaviya had visited West Bengal final month to evaluate the centrally-funded scheme. He had even then requested the West Bengal authorities to affix the scheme.
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was initially applied in West Bengal from September 23 2018. However, on January 10, 2019, the state authorities determined to withdraw from the scheme. Delhi and Odisha by no means joined the scheme.
A complete of 24.30 crore Ayushman playing cards have been made beneath the centre’s flagship programme. Under the scheme well being cowl of Rs. 5 lakh per household per yr is given which is a very cashless and paperless scheme.
Citing an instance, the minister mentioned that if an individual travels to a different state and has a PM-JAY card then they’ll use it to avail well being providers throughout an emergency.
“Only these states have not implemented this scheme. We don’t the reason behind this. We have been continuously requesting these states. Even during virtual conferences (during an event) with their state health ministers we have raised this issue. I am urging them again to implement the scheme,” Pawar mentioned.
On September 13, President Droupadi Murmu launched the Ayushman Bhav marketing campaign, which is being applied in the course of the ‘Seva Pakhwada’ (fortnight of service). It started on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 and can proceed until October 2.
It is being applied in the course of the ‘Seva Pakhwada’ (fortnight of service) which which started on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 and can proceed until October 2.
Under the marketing campaign, Ayushman playing cards are additionally being created.
The minister mentioned in simply 5 days they’ve been capable of create over 24 crore Ayushman playing cards.
NEW DELHI: The centre has been repeatedly reminding states like Odisha, West Bengal and Delhi to implement the central medical insurance coverage scheme AB-PMJAY on the floor stage for the good thing about individuals, mentioned Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Friday.
The three states are the one ones within the nation that aren’t implementing the scheme, touted because the world’s largest government-funded healthcare program, focusing on greater than 50 crore beneficiaries, she mentioned.
“Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has been telling these states to implement this scheme as it benefits the people. Even if the states have their own scheme then also they can adopt the PM-JAY scheme.”googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Mandaviya had visited West Bengal final month to evaluate the centrally-funded scheme. He had even then requested the West Bengal authorities to affix the scheme.
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was initially applied in West Bengal from September 23 2018. However, on January 10, 2019, the state authorities determined to withdraw from the scheme. Delhi and Odisha by no means joined the scheme.
A complete of 24.30 crore Ayushman playing cards have been made beneath the centre’s flagship programme. Under the scheme well being cowl of Rs. 5 lakh per household per yr is given which is a very cashless and paperless scheme.
Citing an instance, the minister mentioned that if an individual travels to a different state and has a PM-JAY card then they’ll use it to avail well being providers throughout an emergency.
“Only these states have not implemented this scheme. We don’t the reason behind this. We have been continuously requesting these states. Even during virtual conferences (during an event) with their state health ministers we have raised this issue. I am urging them again to implement the scheme,” Pawar mentioned.
On September 13, President Droupadi Murmu launched the Ayushman Bhav marketing campaign, which is being applied in the course of the ‘Seva Pakhwada’ (fortnight of service). It started on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 and can proceed until October 2.
It is being applied in the course of the ‘Seva Pakhwada’ (fortnight of service) which which started on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 and can proceed until October 2.
Under the marketing campaign, Ayushman playing cards are additionally being created.
The minister mentioned in simply 5 days they’ve been capable of create over 24 crore Ayushman playing cards.
