Ayushman Yojana Benefits: Bihar Cabinet, in an important decision on Tuesday, decided to provide free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh every year to all ration card holders of the state under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
Ayushman Yojana Benefits: Bihar government has decided to extend the benefits of Ayushman Yojana to all the ration card holders of the state. This is a big step to make health services available to more people. In an important decision, the Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday decided to provide free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh every year to all ration card holders in the state under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
2 crore people will get coverage
After the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary said, “This is a big decision taken by the NDA government in Bihar. Bihar government will now provide free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh every year to all ration card holders in the state under AB PM-JAY. He said, “At present about 1.2 crore people in the state are availing the facility of AB PM-JAY. Chaudhary said, “Now about 58 lakh people will also be covered in the state who are beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act.” After today’s decision of the state cabinet, he said. Now about two crore people in the state will be covered under AB PM-JAY.
Let us tell you that Modi government has started Ayushman Bharat scheme. After the alliance between BJP and JDU in Bihar, this scheme is now being implemented here. Ayushman Bharat was announced in the Union Finance Budget 2018, which has two main pillars, setting up one lakh health and wellness centers in the country and connecting 10 crore families with health insurance cover of Rs 5.00 lakh per annum.
Benefits to eligible families under the scheme
- Benefit of free treatment up to ₹ 5 lakh per year to every eligible family.
- Free treatment facility in any identified government or private hospital across the country associated with the scheme.
- Checkup up to 7 days before admission, treatment and food during admission and checkup and medicines up to 10 days after discharge are available free of cost.
- Under the scheme, in case of hospitalization, free treatment of corona, cancer, kidney disease, heart disease, dengue, chikungunya, malaria, dialysis, knee and hip replacement, childlessness, cataract and other identified serious diseases is covered under this scheme. Is done under. Eligible beneficiaries are also treated free of cost under the Chief Minister Covid-19 Treatment Scheme.
