PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of central government health care schemes
New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna and other Central government health care schemes from across the country, through video bridge, on Thursday.
Explaining the importance of healthcare and wellness, Prime Minister said that health is the basis for all success and prosperity.
He said that that India will become great and healthy only when its 125 crore citizens are healthy.
Interacting with the beneficiaries, PM Modi said that illness not only creates a huge financial burden on families, especially poor and middle class, but also affects India's socio economic sectors.
He said that the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna was launched with the intention that poor, lower middle class and middle class get access to affordable medicines and their financial burden is reduced.
He said the Government has opened more than 3,600 Jan Aushadhi Kendras all over the country, where more than 700 generic medicines are available at affordable price.
The cost of medicines at Jan Aushadhi Kendras are 50-90% less than the market price, Prime Minister said.
Talking about health stents, PM Modi said that the government has reduced the prices of stents substantially to help poor and middle class. The cost of heart stents have reduced from around Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 29,000.
During the interaction, he said that the Government has reduced knee transplant prices by 60 - 70%, thereby bringing down the cost from Rs. 2.5 lakh to around Rs. 70, 000 – 80,000.
Prime Minister said that under Ayushman Bharat, 10 crore families will be covered with health insurance of Rs. 5 lakh.
Talking about ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, Prime Minister said that the scheme is playing a central role in creating a healthy India.
Due to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, there are now 3.5 lakh open defecation free villages in India and the sanitation coverage has increased by 38%, he said.
Prime Minister also appealed to the public to take up Yoga, make it part of life style and thereby help in building a healthy nation.
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