Centre invites Delhi Govt to join Ayushman Bharat health scheme
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Under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), the government aims to provide health protection cover to 50 crore poor people. So far, about 26 lakh poor patients have benefited from the scheme by availing treatment in hospitals- Ashwini Chaubey
New Delhi: The Centre has "invited" the Delhi government to join its Ayushman Bharat scheme to help the poor get benefits of the health protection programme.
Responding to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Chaubey said 17 hospitals in Delhi -- 12 in the private sector and five government-run -- are empanelled in the scheme.
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"People from outside are getting treatment in Delhi. But people in Delhi are not able to avail the benefits," said the minister.
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