PM MODI LAUNCHED AYUSHMAN BHARAT HEALTHCARE SCHEME
PM Narendra Modi
launched the Ayushman Bharat Scheme in Ranchi. Photo: Special Arrangement The scheme will be available for 10.74 crore
beneficiary families and about 50 crore Indian citizens.Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday rolled out the Centre’s flagship scheme — Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Abhiyaan, also known as Ayushman Bharat or the National Health
Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).“This is the world’s largest health scheme which
will serve a population that equals 27-28 European countries. The beneficiaries
are almost equal to the population of Canada, Mexico and US put together”, said
PM Modi.
The
government-sponsored health insurance scheme will provide free coverage of up
to ₹5 lakh a family a year in any government or even empanelled private
hospitals all over India. Meant to help the poor and the economically deprived,
the scheme will be available for 10.74 crore beneficiary families and about 50
crore Indian citizens.“This is an opportunity to serve poor people”, he added
further.Addressing a mammoth crowd at Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi, the Prime
Minister further said that this scheme would be a role model for all future health
schemes around the world.“This scheme will strengthen our health service in the
country. Fifty crore people will benefit from this scheme. 13,000 hospitals in
the country have been coordinated.”, he said.“I’ve lived in poverty and I have
seen the self-respect of poor people as well. Through this scheme we’ve caught
the genesis of poverty and focused on empowerment of poor people”, he said
further explaining the benefits of the scheme.“Those who won medals in Asian
games recently were from remote villages, poor families. We have to identify
poor people and give them the opportunity to excel in life”, Mr. Modi said.
“If the previous
governments who had governed in the name of poor people and looted the
government fund would have put focus on poor people, such a situation would not
have come. We have junked vote bank politics as our motto has been sabka saath,
sabka vikas”, he added.The Prime Minister also laucnhed a toll free number
14555 for people to get more information about Ayushma Bharat scheme.
Prof. John Kurakar
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