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Budget 2024, Health 2024: The central government can give a big gift to the common people regarding health facilities in the next budget. The amount of insurance cover available under the Ayushman Bharat scheme can be doubled. Along with this, the government is also considering doubling the number of beneficiaries. The government has allocated Rs 646 crore for the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission in the interim budget.
The number of beneficiaries will increase in 3 years
According to a report by news agency PTI, the central government may double the insurance cover for the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to Rs 10 lakh. Along with this, the government is also thinking of doubling the number of beneficiaries in a period of 3 years. According to the National Health, if these proposals are approved, then the burden on the government treasury will increase by Rs 12,076 crore per year.
There are many families who cannot afford treatment and then get trapped in the interest cycle. Then in the next three years, if the number of beneficiaries increases, more than two-thirds of the people of the country will be able to get health cover.
All senior citizens above the age of 70 years will get the benefit of free treatment
President Draupadi Murmu said in her address to the joint session of Parliament on June 27 that all senior citizens above 70 years of age will also be given the benefit of free treatment under the Ayushman Yojana. However, sources told PTI that the inclusion of senior citizens above 70 years of age will increase the number of beneficiaries of the scheme by about four to five crores. The purpose of doubling the price of this cover is to provide relief to families in expensive surgeries like transplant, cancer.
NITI Aayog published a report titled 'Health Insurance for India's Missing Middle Class' in October 2021. In which it was advised to expand this scheme.
30% of the population in the country does not have health insurance,
According to the commission, about 20 percent of the population is covered under social health insurance and private voluntary health insurance, which is mainly designed for high-income families. According to the report, 30 percent of the population in the country is deprived of health insurance, which shows the gap between planning and its achievement.