Healthcare for all becomes reality with launch of Ayushman Bharat: NITI VC
New Delhi: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar Sunday said the vision of 'healthcare for all' has become a reality with the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), world's largest fully government-funded health insurance programme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Ayushman Bharat from Ranchi, and termed it a "game-changer initiative to serve the poor".
Under the programme, a cover of up to Rs 500,000 per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. Over 10.74 crore vulnerable entitled families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) will be eligible for these benefits.
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"The Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of #Healthcare ForAll becomes a reality with the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, world's largest fully government-funded health insurance programme," Kumar said in a tweet.
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