Ayushman Bharat Yojana : Facts you nwes to know about the scheme

Government has launched the much awaited Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana, with a vision to provide the poorest of the poor, and the underprivileged sections of society, with better healthcare and treatment. 

To provide the accessible and affordable healthcare to the common man of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world’s largest government funded healthcare scheme in Ranchi, Jharkahnd on September 23, 2018

With Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana, the government is taking healthcare protection to a new aspirational level. 

Certainly with the implementation of the scheme, India takes a giant leap towards providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the common man with the launch of Ayushman Bharat. 

This is the “world’s largest government funded healthcare program” targeting more than 50 crore beneficiaries.

Here is the main benefit of the scheme: 

Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY) will provide a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.

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Over 10.74 crore vulnerable entitled families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) will be eligible for these benefits.

PMJAY will provide cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service.

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PMJAY will help reduce catastrophic expenditure for hospitalizations, which impoverishes people and will help mitigate the financial risk arising out of catastrophic health episodes.

Entitled families will be able to use the quality health services they need without facing financial hardships.

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When fully implemented, PMJAY will become the world’s largest fully government-financed health protection scheme. It is a visionary step towards advancing the agenda of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).