Mohan Majhi Govt To Launch Ayushman Bharat Scheme In Odisha On April 1
Odisha signed an agreement with the National Health Authority in New Delhi on January 13 to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
The Mohan Majhi government in Odisha has decided to launch the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) in the state on April 1. The state's existing Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana will continue alongside the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
This decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday evening. To launch the scheme, programmes will be organised in all 1,438 primary health centres in the state. An official release issued by the Chief Minister's Office stated that a large-scale awareness campaign would be launched to promote and publicise the scheme.
Earlier, on January 13, an agreement was signed in New Delhi between the state government and the National Health Authority for the implementation of Ayushman Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in Odisha. Both Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana will benefit over 1.03 crore families in the state.
An official said, "Both these schemes will be implemented jointly in Odisha. For both schemes, each beneficiary will be provided with a card." They explained that the beneficiaries of the Vaya Vandana Yojana (for senior citizens above 70 years of age) will receive a separate special card.
Under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, approximately 67.80 lakh families will benefit, while over 35.84 lakh families will benefit under Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana. Similarly, Ayushman Bharat Vaya Vandana Yojana will include people over 70 years of age.
According to the information, the number of people over 70 years of age is 23,12,979. However, about 17 lakh of them are associated with Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, so the remaining six lakh people will benefit under Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana.
Overall, the total number of beneficiaries in the state will be around 3.52 crore. Each male beneficiary will be provided with medical assistance up to five lakh rupees, while female beneficiaries will receive medical assistance up to ten lakh rupees. If a family has beneficiaries over 70 years of age, the maximum medical expenditure per family will be 15 lakh rupees. Beneficiaries will be able to receive medical assistance from over 29,000 government and registered private hospitals across the country.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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