West Bengal Set to Join Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Becoming 36th State/UT to Implement PM-JAY
The scheme will extend portable, publicly funded health coverage to 1.43 crore households and strengthen access to treatment outside the state.
- On Monday, West Bengal joined the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, becoming the 36th state or Union Territory to implement the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme.
- Union Health Minister JP Nadda and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, formalizing the state's entry into the national scheme.
- The scheme covers an estimated 1.43 crore households, including 1.24 crore poorest households, while the Centre provides Rs 3,500 crore in total financial support for implementation.
- Migrant workers can now access treatment nationwide using their Ayushman Bharat card, a significant shift from the previous Swasthya Sathi card that lacked inter-state portability.
- West Bengal has also resumed other health initiatives, with the government immunising 33,788 girls under HPV vaccination and reaching nearly 80% of legislators to support the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
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West Bengal joins Ayushman Bharat scheme
“The portability feature of PM-JAY would be particularly beneficial for migrant workers from West Bengal and their families. Beneficiaries working or residing in other States would be able to access cashless treatment at nearby empanelled hospitals across the countr,’’ said Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda
West Bengal set to join Ayushman Bharat Scheme, becoming 36th State/UT to implement PM-JAY
In a significant step towards universal health coverage, the West Bengal government is set to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) on Monday, becoming the 36th state or Union Territory to implement the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme.
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West Bengal set to become 36th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
Marking a major milestone in India's journey towards universal health coverage, the Government of West Bengal is set to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) on June 8, the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme.
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Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) West Bengal will be linked to Ayushman Bharat, the Central health insurance scheme, from Monday, with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the state government and the National Health Authority (NHA) to be signed later in the day in the national capital. The MoU will be signed in the presence of […] The post Bengal to get linked to Ayushman Bharat scheme from today appeared first on THIP Media.
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