Odisha Govt able to implement PM-ABHIM
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By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Despite being one of many three states and Union territories that haven’t joined the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Odisha authorities has determined to implement the PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
The PM-ABHIM is a pan-India well being scheme for strengthening well being care infrastructure on the grassroots. Launched in October 2021 with an outlay of Rs 64,180 crore, it goals to perform the imaginative and prescient of complete well being care throughout the nation within the subsequent 5 years.
The Health and Family Welfare division has designated Odisha State Health and Family Welfare Society as the one nodal company for implementing the brand new well being infrastructure scheme within the State. As a part of the scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres shall be arrange at 17,788 sub-health centres within the rural areas in seven excessive focus states, together with Odisha and three northeastern states.
As many as 11,044 well being and wellness centres together with 3,383 block public well being items shall be established in city areas in 11 excessive focus states/UTs. Integrated district public well being laboratories shall be arrange in all districts other than vital care hospital blocks in authorities medical faculties or district headquarters hospitals which cater to a inhabitants of greater than 5 lakh.
“The Centrally-sponsored scheme (CSS) will fill the critical gaps in public health infrastructure, especially in critical care facilities and primary care in both the urban and rural areas,” stated a senior well being official.
Despite fixed persuasion by the Centre, the Odisha authorities has refused to implement AB-PMJAY on the pretext that the Union Ministry of Health didn’t fulfil the State’s calls for. The State has been demanding the inclusion of 70 lakh households within the scheme and to not make Aadhaar card obligatory for sufferers looking for remedy at authorities hospitals.
Instead of AB-PMJAY, the State has applied its flagship Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) well being assurance scheme overlaying 3.5 crore folks from 93 lakh households. Men and girls have been supplied an annual well being protection of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh respectively beneath the State scheme.
