Pradhan Mantri Jan Swasthya Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Jan Swasthya Yojana

The launch date of PMJSY- 25 September 2018

The purpose of the scheme:

The aim of this scheme is to reduce the expenses incurred in the pocket, hospital to meet the unmet requirements and improve the accessibility of families identified for quality patient care and surgery.

Goals of the scheme:

About 10.74 million poor and weaker families, whose name appears in the SECC-2011 data, are elegance. The benefits will be portable across the country.

About 85% of rural families and 60% of urban households have already been identified.

This plan will strengthen healthcare in India. Approximately 13,000 hospitals in the country have been coordinated for the implementation of this scheme.

60% contribution was made to the remaining states and the remaining states from the AYUSH Bharat Program Center.

The benefits cover includes pre and hospital recruitment expenses. All pre-located situations were covered from the first day of the policy.

The facts of this Scheme:

  • Indu Bhushan is the CEO of this scheme.
  • 7 States have not yet fixed the AB-PMJ (AYUSH India-Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana) scheme in the insurance mode, 18 in trust mode, 9 in mixed mode and two states (Telangana and Odisha).
  • Poonam Mahato, 22, in Jamshedpur’s Eastern Singbhum Sadar Hospital, a baby girl was born – which was the first beneficiary of the health program after its official rollout.
  • The National Health career Association (NHA) has also started a website mera.pmjay.gov.in and a helpline number 14555 where potential beneficiaries can call and can check whether they are eligible for this scheme or not.
  • This scheme allows the beneficiary to take cashless benefits from any public or private listed hospitals across the country. For the beneficiaries, it will be a cashless and paperless transaction.

Which state is  best and  worst:

  • Mizoram’s per capita health expenditure is 5,862 rupees, which is nearly five times the Indian average, the state has 4.2 percent of GDP on health in 2015. Arunachal Pradesh (Rs 5,177) and Sikkim (Rs 5,126) are at the top.
  • Bihar spent Rs 491 per person on health, less than half of Indian average, spent 1.33 percent of GDP on health. Bihar was above Madhya Pradesh (Rs 716) and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 733). 

Which one can avail of this scheme?

  •  Beneficiaries are identified on the basis of deprived categories based on deprived criteria in the SEC database. (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, and D7).
  • Families have no adult members between the ages of 16 and 59 years.
  • Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes.
  • For urban areas, 11 defined business categories entitled under the scheme.
  • In addition, the States include the National Health Insurance Scheme (RSBY) beneficiaries where it is active.

 

 

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