-The Indian Express In a statement, the Finance Ministry said the HCI score for India does not reflect the key initiatives that are being taken for developing human capital in the country. The World Bank on Thursday released its first report on Human Capital Index (HCI), which placed India at the 115th position, lower than Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Singapore topped the poll after it was highly rated for its universal...
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No Modicare if you own fridge, bike, or earn over Rs 10,000 a month -Sumi Sukanya Dutta
-The New Indian Express The government had earlier said all 10.74 crore households categorised as deprived in the SECC 2011 would benefit from the scheme. NEW DELHI: Families that earn more than Rs 10,000 a month, or own a refrigerator or a two-wheeler, among other amenities, won’t be able to benefit from the Modi government’s ambitious health insurance scheme. The National Health Agency (NHA), responsible for implementing the AYUSHman Bharat - Pradhan...
More »AYUSHman Bharat Trivialises India's Quest for Universal Health Care -Jean Dreze
-TheWire.in Little can be done without a massive increase in public health expenditure and a radical revamp of the primary health infrastructure. Even by Narendra Modi’s high standards, the level of deception involved in the recent launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) is breath-taking: the prime minister managed to claim that PMJAY is the world’s largest health programme without making any significant financial provision for it. It may be recalled...
More »Long road ahead: on AYUSHman Bharat scheme
-The Hindu Budgetary support must be strengthened to make AYUSHman Bharat a success AYUSHman Bharat has been rolled out as a health protection scheme that will provide guaranteed access to treatment that is free at the point of delivery to about 40% of the population selected on the basis of censused socio-economic indicators. It is the essential first step on the road to universal health coverage, although it has been launched by...
More »Will AYUSHman Bharat Lead to Universal Health Coverage for India? -Subhojit Dey
-TheWire.in The AYUSHman Bharat scheme provides support to the most deprived portion of India’s population and engages private insurance players, positive steps that must be welcomed. In his speech on the 72nd Independence Day this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked that India’s economy, once a sleeping elephant is now running. The same cannot, however be said about the healthcare system of India. This elephant is malnourished, weak, diseased and lumbering at...
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