Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana: Prime Minister Modi will start the scheme.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana: Prime Minister Modi will start the scheme.

Ayushmann Bharat, a health insurance scheme of Rs 5 lakh will be launched from September 23. This scheme is also called the Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). 27 states of the country have been ready to join this. Policy Commission member VK Paul said that 27 states and Union Territories are ready to join the ambitious health plan Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also writing special letters to 10.74 crore people of this country for this scheme. This paper will contain information about the benefits associated with planning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch this scheme on Sunday. Paul said that more than 15,000 hospitals in government and private sectors across the country have expressed their desire to join the scheme. The objective of this scheme is to provide health insurance to 10.74 million poor families.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana: Prime Minister Modi will start the scheme.

New Delhi: Ayushmann Bharat, a health insurance scheme of Rs. 5 lakh will be launched from September 23. This scheme is also called the Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). 27 states of the country have been ready to join this. Policy Commission member VK Paul said that 27 states and Union Territories are ready to join the ambitious health plan Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also writing special letters to 10.74 crore people of this country for this scheme. This paper will contain information about the benefits associated with planning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch this scheme on Sunday. Paul said that more than 15,000 hospitals in government and private sectors across the country have expressed their desire to join the scheme. The objective of this scheme is to provide health insurance to 10.74 million poor families.

He said, "The Prime Minister will start the scheme on September 23, but it will effectively come into operation on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay on September 25." In the current financial year, the burden of Rs. Paul said, "With the introduction of the scheme by the Prime Minister, 26-27 states and Union Territories can start immediately PMJAY."

The Policy Commission member said that five or six states have signed this, so it is clear that unless they agree to it, this plan will not be applicable. The objective of this ambitious health insurance scheme is to provide health insurance up to Rs. 5 lakhs to 10.74 million poor families. It is 40 percent of the total population of the country.

It is being called the world's largest government health program. 60 percent of its funding will be done by the central government and remaining will be the rest of the state. According to Paul, the government is expected to have thousands of new hospitals in small and medium towns in the next five years. He said, "We have got applications of 15,000 hospitals for joining the panel ... half of that, that is, 7,500 applications are from private hospitals." However, some states have started the process of adding hospitals to the panel.

In response to a question related to the cost, the Policy Commission member said that in the current financial year, the central government will provide around Rs. 3,500 crores for the scheme. He said that in the 2018-19 budget, Rs. 2,000 crore was fixed. Paul said that the current fiscal year is six months and now 27 states will start it. It will take some time to complete it completely. So we have asked for 1500 crores and asked for it. Thus, in the central government's budget this amount has now reached Rs 3,500 crore.

In response to a question, Paul said, "The person in the panel, who is in the panel, will have to give identity card to the person for treatment. It may be the Aadhar card or the Voter card or the Ration Card. "Asked whether the government is confident that PMJAY will not face such a situation as it happened in the case of goods and services tax, Paul said that the government Has taken steps to ensure that no problem arises in the information technology system. He said that the software has been tested in Telangana and it has been improved.

The scheme will be started from Jharkhand's Ranchi. The cards of Ayushman Bharat Scheme will be sent to all the people at their address. 50 crore people of the country will come under this scheme. The launch of this scheme will be beneficial for the government before Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan assembly elections and the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.