J&K Health Scheme
Under Sehat-PMJAY, 2.44 lakh get free treatment in J&K
Srinagar/IBNS: Over 2.44 lakh patients in Jammu and Kashmir have received free treatment under the government’s Sehat-PMJAY scheme since its implementation 10 months ago.
Under the scheme, the J&K government has issued over 51 lakh health cards and so far 2.44 lakh beneficiaries have received free treatment which amounts to Rs 200 crore worth of treatment expenses.
“We have covered at least 90 percent of households of J&K under the twin health schemes of PM Ayushman Bharat-Jan Arogya Yojana (PM AB-JAY) Sehat schemes which entitle beneficiaries to free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh in empanelled healthcare institutions both in government as well as in private sector,” said a senior health department official.
The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), a universal health insurance scheme, was launched on December 1, 2018, to provide free health insurance coverage to the population of J&K.
The AB-PMJAY-Sehat scheme was conceived and rolled out for J&K in convergence with the AB-PMJAY scheme from December 26.
As per the official document, J&K has received over Rs 109 crore from the central government for the implementation of the health scheme since 2018.
A senior government official said that all the residents of Jammu and Kashmir would be covered under the scheme irrespective of their socio-economic status.
Medical procedures such as oncology, cardiology, nephrology are included in the scheme, the official said.
Beneficiaries can avail of services from any of the 24,148 empanelled hospitals across the country under AB-PMJAY's portability feature.
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