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Modi's big-ticket announcement is Ayushman Bharat -Bindu Shajan Perappadan

-The Hindu

Health protection scheme for 10.74 crore beneficiary families and 50 crore Indian citizens

The healthcare sector has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement in his Independence Day address that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, also known as Ayushman Bharat or the National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), will be launched on September 25.

The government-sponsored health insurance scheme will provide free coverage of up to ?5 lakh a family a year in any government or even empanelled private hospitals all over India. Meant to help the poor and the economically deprived, the scheme will be available for 10.74 crore beneficiary families and about 50 crore Indian citizens.

Universal healthcare

Healthcare experts said Ayushman Bharat was an attempt to ensure that universal healthcare reached the weaker sections of society and it could raise the ratio of people availing primary and secondary healthcare.

“It is really good to see that the government is actively working on rolling out the policy on the ground. The government has made this a technology-driven initiative, which is a great step to ensure transparency and effective implementation, and at a grander scale, this initiative would encourage more work in development of overall health infrastructure in the country,” said Sanjeev Gupta of the Kusum Group of Companies, a pharmaceutical organisation.

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