Himachal Pradesh to extend healthcare benefits to 65 lakh people
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Government is extending the benefit of healthcare to 65 Lakh people in the state under Himcare, Sahara Yojana, Environment health Safety and environmental services (EVS) Health care schemes.
This was replied by Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar while replying to discussion on Himcare and Sahra health care schemes under rule 130 in the house on Tuesday brought by Narender Thakur of BJP.
He said that about 22 lakh are being covered under Ayushman Health Care, 6.42 lakh under Himacare scheme 4.50 Below poverty line families under Sahra Yojana, three lakh under ESI and fur lakh under EHS and EVS health care schemes in the state.
He said that under Ayushman scheme including 52 private hospitals as many as 199 hospitals were covered under this scheme which is completely cashless and paperless. He said that more than 1600 types of diseases were covered under Ayushman schemes.
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