India embraces future where healthcare no longer privilege, says Amit Shah

“‘In #9YearsOfHealthForAll’, India overhauled its health infrastructure from primary to tertiary level while ensuring free treatment up to ₹5 lakh for the poor,” he said.

The home minister said the prime minister has harnessed the transformative power of technology, making healthcare accessible.

“Whether it is Covid Vaccination, telemedicine, hospital registration, or accessing health records, healthcare now is at the fingertips of citizens,” he said.

The Modi government’s major initiative for healthcare is implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme, under which those eligible will have a defined benefit cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year, officials said.

This cover takes care of almost all secondary care and most of tertiary care procedures. 

To ensure that nobody is left out, especially women, children and elderly, there is no cap on family size and age in the scheme.

The benefit cover also includes pre- and post-hospitalisation expenses and all pre-existing conditions are covered from day one of the policy, the officials said.

A defined transport allowance per hospitalisation is also paid to the beneficiary under the scheme.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed the 76th Session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, via video message. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister extended warm greetings to everyone present and congratulated the World Health Organization on completing the historic milestone of serving the world for 75 years.  

Also Read:AIIMS Nagpur becomes first AIIMS to get NABH accreditation, PM Modi congratulates the team