Keypoints:
- PM Modi said that getting free treatment up to 5 lakh rupees under this scheme would improve the ease of living.
- PM Modi said that the development of the people of Jammu and Kashmir was one of the biggest priorities of his government.
Via video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhaan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking about the Jammu and Kashmir Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT scheme, PM said that getting free treatment up to 5 lakh rupees under this scheme would improve the ease of living. About 6 lakh families of the state are getting the benefit of Ayushman Bharat Scheme. All 21 lakh families will now get the same benefits after the SEHAT scheme, PM Modi said.
PM Modi also interacted with the beneficiaries of Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana.Interacting with Ramesh Lal, a cancer patient from Jammu, PM Modi said “Ayushman Bharat has made your life ‘ayushman’. I urge you to tell everyone you meet about this scheme and its benefits.”
“Today is a historic day for Jammu and Kashmir. From today all the people of Jammu and Kashmir are going to get the benefits of Ayushman Yojana. Health Scheme- This in itself is a big step. And I am very happy to see Jammu and Kashmir taking these steps for the development of its people,” said PM Modi during his address.
Currently, about 6 lakh families of the state are benefitting from the Ayushman Bharat scheme.After the health plan, all 21 lakh families will get the same benefit, the PM said.
“The scheme will ensure Universal Health Coverage and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all individuals and communities,” the PMO said in a statement.
PM Modi termed the extension of the coverage of Ayushman Yojna to all the residents as “historic” and expressed happiness seeing Jammu and Kashmir take these steps for the development of its people.
Nearly 229 govt hospitals and 35 private hospitals have been listed under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Under this scheme, people of Jammu and Kashmir will be able to avail free medical facilities up to Rs 5 lakh, Shah said.
The benefits of the scheme will be portable across the country. The hospitals empanelled under the PM-JAY scheme shall provide services under this scheme as well, the PMO said.
