Union Min to write to Odisha CM for Ayushman Bharat implementation

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jun 3, 2019 at 4:45 PM Updated On : Jun 3, 2019 at 5:22 PM

New Delhi: Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, who today took charge of the Health Ministry, said he will write to the Chief Ministers of five states including Odisha regarding implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Harsh Vardhan, who reached his office at Nirman Bhavan on a bicycle, said he will write to the Chief Ministers of the five states where the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme has not been implemented so far.

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“Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha and Delhi have not implemented the scheme under which Rs 5 lakh annual medical cover is provided to each family belonging to vulnerable sections for treatment,” he told the media here

“So far 27 lakh people have availed the benefits under the scheme. The Ministry will work extensively so that more and more eligible persons get the benefits under the scheme,” he said.

The Minister said the government has also set a target of establishing 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres by 2022 adding that so far around 17,000 such centres have come up.

(IANS inputs)