New Delhi: The Government of India is running Ayushman Bharat Scheme for the economically weaker sections of the country's citizens. Ayushman Bharat Yojana is also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). Prime Minister Narendra Modi started this scheme in the year 2018. This scheme is a kind of health insurance scheme for the poor people of the country. Under this scheme, beneficiaries are provided free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh in government or empaneled private hospitals.
If you want to take advantage of this scheme, then you should have complete information about it. Here we are going to tell you who can take advantage of Ayushman Yojana and what are its benefits.
Who can take benefit of Ayushman Yojana?
Ayushman Bharat Yojana provides health coverage to the people of the country who have very low income. Apart from this, the benefit of this scheme is given to poor and economically weak people. For this, the government has set some eligibility criteria. According to which, the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana will be given to those families in rural areas whose houses have mud walls and mud roofs. Those who do not have any member in their family between the age of 16 to 59 years.
Not only this, tribal SC/ST, landless families, daily wage laborers or such families who have a disabled member in the family and no physically able adult member are also brought under the ambit of Ayushman Bharat Yojana (Ayushman Yojana Eligibility). Is. , ,
You can get information about whether you are eligible for Ayushman card or not by calling 14555 or from Ayushman app.
What is Ayushman Golden Card?
There is no limit on family size, age or gender under this scheme. Ayushman Golden Card can be issued to any eligible family. This card is valid in more than 13,000 government and private hospitals in the country. You can apply for Ayushman Golden Card both online and offline. After the card is issued, in case of illness, free treatment can be provided by showing it.
Which diseases are treated free under this scheme?
All old and new diseases can be treated free of cost through the Ayushman Golden Card issued under the Ayushman scheme. Apart from serious diseases like cancer, more than 1500 diseases are included in it.
Benefits of Ayushman Yojana (Ayushman Yojana ke fayde)
Under this, in case of illness, you will just have to show the Ayushman card at the time of hospitalization. After this, there will be no need for any paper or cash for the treatment expenses. That means we can say that paperless and cashless treatment can be done under this scheme and that too for free. In this, you can get your treatment in any empaneled hospital across the country. Apart from the cost of treatment, this also includes the cost of transportation.