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Prime Minister's Public Health Scheme: If you are also a beneficiary of Ayushman Bharat, then this news is of your use. The NDA government is making a big plan for the 55 crore beneficiaries of the scheme. The government is planning to increase the insurance cover from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat Yojana). Apart from this, this cover can be up to Rs 15 lakh for women. There is also a plan to increase four lakh beds in private hospitals under the scheme. An Indian Express report said that in the third term of the NDA government, the Union Health Ministry aims to increase the number of beneficiaries from 55 crore to 100 crore.
Ayushman Bharat is the world's largest health scheme
A group of government officials (GoS) has set targets for the next five years and the timelines to achieve them. The report of this group lists important action points. This group comprising nine ministries including health, AYUSH, sports, culture and education is expected to make a presentation before the Cabinet Secretary soon. Ayushman Bharat Yojana is the flagship health insurance scheme of the government. It is the world's largest scheme.
12.34 crore families will get benefit
Under the scheme, 12.34 crore families of about 55 crore beneficiaries are given health coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh annually. All these families come in the bottom 40 percent population of the country. Under the scheme, till June 30, 7.37 crore people have been approved for hospitalization. A total of Rs 1 lakh crore has been spent on them. BJP calls this scheme a success of the NDA government. During the Lok Sabha elections, the party's manifesto also promised to extend the coverage of this scheme to all citizens above 70 years of age.
Coverage for women can be up to Rs 15 lakh
Different groups of government officials were tasked to set targets from the BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' and fix timelines accordingly. According to the key action points under the theme 'Greater Access and Participation' for the health ministry, one of the targets is to increase the annual insurance coverage limit to Rs 10 lakh per family. This coverage for women may be increased to Rs 15 lakh in case of 'specific diseases and specific conditions' in the next five years.
About 49% of the people who got Ayushman card are women
According to government data, about 49 percent of the people who get Ayushman cards are women and about 48 percent of those who get approval for hospitalization are also women. These figures were released by the Health Ministry at the end of last year. Apart from this, a target has been set to increase the number of beneficiaries to 100 crores. Beds in private hospitals will be gradually increased by 4 lakh. Currently, there are about 7.22 lakh beds in private hospitals under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The ministry has set a target to increase them to 9.32 lakh by 2026-27 and 11.12 lakh by 2028-29.
The committee also suggested that the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras should be increased from 10,000 to 25,000 by the end of this government's term. Good quality medicines are available at these centers at affordable prices.
