Spl drive for Ayushman cards from May 26 to 28: Minister
Patna: State health department will run a special campaign from May 26 to 28 to prepare
Ayushman cards
up to panchayat level, said health minister
Mangal Pandey
on Tuesday.
Speaking at an orientation programme-cum-workshop for 68 newly listed private hospitals under
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
and Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Pandey said the govt spent Rs 1,000 crore in FY 2024-25 on the treatment of the poor in the state.
"So far, 3.75 crore Ayushman cards have been made in Bihar, including 2.8 crore only in the last 14 months. Bihar ranks third in the preparation of Ayushman cards in the country. The NDA govt has so far spent around Rs 2,670 crore on the free treatment of 20.5 lakh people of the state," he said.
Pandey said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants high-level health care for the poor. Under the guidance of CM Nitish Kumar, the poor and the deprived are getting benefits under the scheme, he said.
He said so far 1,173 hospitals, including 587 private ones, have been listed in the state in the Ayushman scheme started in 2018. "In the last six years, 20.5 lakh people benefited from the scheme and the govt spent Rs 2,670 crore on them. In FY 2024-25 alone, Rs 1,000 crore was spent on the treatment of the poor in the state," he said.
The minister appealed to the newly listed 68 hospitals to understand every aspect of the scheme and organise orientation sessions in their hospitals.
He said so far, a total of 1.57 crore families and 3.75 crore eligible beneficiaries have been covered under the Ayushman card in Bihar, adding, "A total of 2.33 lakh eligible beneficiaries above 70 years of age have been covered under Ayushman Vaya Vandana card. There are 29,000 listed hospitals in the country, where free treatment is provided under Ayushman card."
Health secretary Manoj Kumar Singh said those who came to this orientation workshop were given detailed information about this scheme.
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