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Odisha joins Ayushman plan; Delhi, Bengal are the only ones abstaining – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Odisha likely to join Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) will be reported shortly.
Sources in the Health Ministry said that talks with the Odisha government, now led by the BJP, are in the final stages and the government may sign an MoU with the state government. National Health Authority (NHA), executive agency for AB-PMJAY, within a few days.
“Once Odisha comes on board, there will be only two states/UTs – Delhi and West Bengal – joining AB-PMJAY. All other states/UTs have adopted the programme,” a senior health ministry official said.
AB-PMJAY was established in 2018 to provide health insurance of Rs 500,000 per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalization to 55 crore persons, which is equivalent to 12.34 crore poor and vulnerable families.
Earlier, the former government in Odisha, led by BJD’s Naveen Patnaik, refused to join Ayushman Bharat one’s own saying health regulation, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) was better because it covered almost 90% of the state’s population and health care coverage was higher.
Sources in the Health Ministry said that talks with the Odisha government, now led by the BJP, are in the final stages and the government may sign an MoU with the state government. National Health Authority (NHA), executive agency for AB-PMJAY, within a few days.
“Once Odisha comes on board, there will be only two states/UTs – Delhi and West Bengal – joining AB-PMJAY. All other states/UTs have adopted the programme,” a senior health ministry official said.
AB-PMJAY was established in 2018 to provide health insurance of Rs 500,000 per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalization to 55 crore persons, which is equivalent to 12.34 crore poor and vulnerable families.
Earlier, the former government in Odisha, led by BJD’s Naveen Patnaik, refused to join Ayushman Bharat one’s own saying health regulation, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) was better because it covered almost 90% of the state’s population and health care coverage was higher.
