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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | States vs central health scheme -Abantika Ghosh

States vs central health scheme -Abantika Ghosh

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published Published on Jan 14, 2019   modified Modified on Jan 14, 2019
-The Indian Express

West Bengal has withdrawn from flagship programme PMJAY, joining 3 other states that have stayed out. What are the reasons behind the states’ reluctance; what could this mean for the programme’s future?

New Delhi:
On Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her state is withdrawing from Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). Delhi, Telangana and Odisha have stayed out of the programme, while reports have suggested that Congress-ruled states such as Karnataka may follow suit. A look at why the Centre’s flagship health programme is raising political hackles:

Why has West Bengal exited?

The dispute is over branding. The letter sent to beneficiaries has photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi; the West Bengal government feels that given the 60:40 partnership in the scheme, the state government should get similar space on documents. Then there is the name of the scheme itself. In a letter dated January 10, in which it informed the Centre about its withdrawal, the West Bengal government chose to call the scheme Jan Arogya Yojana rather than Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Additional Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha wrote: “… The MoU of JAY signed between Government of West Bengal and Government of India clearly stipulated that since West Bengal already had a well-established scheme Swasthyasathi, the state government would like to retain the name Swasthyasathi in the scheme… To our surprise the entitlement letter/card issued by your Ministry mentions the name of the scheme as PMJAY which is not only a violation of the stipulations of the said MoU but has created confusion at the grassroots level.”

Launched in 2016, West Bengal’s Swasthyasathi provides a basic health cover for secondary and tertiary care up to Rs 5 lakh per annum per family, the same as PMJAY. So far, around 1 crore people have been enrolled under the central scheme in West Bengal while the state scheme already had 40 lakh beneficiaries. Rs 176.56 crore has been released to the state.

For PMJAY, the pullout is a setback because it affects the national portability of the scheme. Kolkata being the preferred destination for many people from the Northeast and from states such as Bihar, officials fear it could impact more people than just the beneficiaries in West Bengal.

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The Indian Express, 14 January, 2019, https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mamata-banerjee-west-bengal-ayushman-bharat-pmjay-scheme-5536668/


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