ఆయుష్మాన్ భారత్:చెప్పిందెంత, జరిగిందెంత?||Aayushman Bharat: 45% funds cut
Hinting at possible fund crunch, funds disbursed to states under the Narendra Modi government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) have come down drastically in the current fiscal as compared to the previous year. Moreover, states such as Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu — apart from several UTs — have not received any fund this year, so far.
As per the data shared by the National Health Authority — the body responsible for running the PMJAY — in the Rajya Sabha, the agency disbursed 1,013 crore to the states since April. In comparison, the NHA had disbursed1,849 crore between September last year and March, 2019. This, in effect, means that the funds are down by nearly 45 per cent. Launched in September 2018, the Yojana provides for hospitalisation benefits of up to `5 lakh per family for a wide range of treatments and procedures. The government says that nearly 66 lakh patients have benefitted under the programme so far.
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ఆయుష్మాన్ భారత్:చెప్పిందెంత, జరిగిందెంత?||Aayushman Bharat: 45% funds cut Hinting at possible fund crunch, funds disbursed to states under the Narendra Modi government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) have come down drastically in the current fiscal as compared to the previous year. Moreover, states such as Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu — apart from several UTs — have not received any fund this year, so far. As per the data shared by the National Health Authority — the body responsible for running the PMJAY — in the Rajya Sabha, the agency disbursed `1,013 crore to the states since April. In comparison, the NHA had disbursed `1,849 crore between September last year and March, 2019. This, in effect, means that the funds are down by nearly 45 per cent. Launched in September 2018, the Yojana provides for hospitalisation benefits of up to `5 lakh per family for a wide range of treatments and procedures. The government says that nearly 66 lakh patients have benefitted under the programme so far.