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Ensuring free treatment for poor

6.3 Crore people of the country were n Special drive to
earlier pushed below the poverty line
eliminate malnutrition
every year due to heavy expenses on
by starting more than
medical treatments
10.74 Crore households which nearly cover the 50 projects in 22 states
n Under Pradhan Mantri
50 Crore population of the country were
Matritva Vandana
brought under the PMJAY - Ayushman
Bharat Yojana to provide free medical
treatments up to Rs 50 Lakh Yojana expecting
mothers are given Rs
Through 7,676 Jan Aushadhi Kendras up to 90 6,000. Over 51 Lakh
per cent cheaper medicines are being made women are benefitting
available. At these centers, sanitary napkins are every year from this
being made available for just one rupee scheme

Bare-metal stents are available for Rs 7,260 n Under the PMJAY
while Metallic Biodegradable Stent including - Ayushman Bharat
Drug-eluting stents (DES) could be purchased Yojana over Rs 7 Billion
at Rs 29,600 which has brought down the stent have been spent on the
prices by 85 per cent
treatment of the poor

Sanitation Coverage
Government aiming increased under Swachh
for complete Bharat Abhiyan
elimination of TB by

Ensuring
vaccination for
The United Nations' target is to ensure
a TB-free world by 2030 whereas India Most of the villages every child
aims to eliminate TB completely by 2025 in the country have A very ambitious scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been declared Open Mission Indradhanush has
Defecation Free. Till
already unveiled a strategic plan for a the period of April 20, been started under which
TB-free India. For the first three years 2021, over 11 Crore children are vaccinated
against 12 diseases. An
Rs 12,000 Crore has been earmarked to toilets were built announcement was made
achieve this ambitious target in the budget to start a
22 AIIMS were opened in the country to promote medical vaccination which will save
mission for Pneumococcal
education. Jammu & Kashmir got special attention
the lives of over 50,000
with the opening of 2 AIIMS and 9 medical colleges
since the abrogation of article 370
n During the Corona pandemic, to 85,000 and 46,000 seats children in the country
over 50,000 health and wellness respectively in the present 3.70
centers opened in the country times
n Over 10 Lakh people benefitted n 381 medical colleges were Crore children and
from the telemedicine services opened from the period of 1947 nearly 92 Lakh pregnant
n In 2014, there were 52,000 till 2014. But in the short period women have been
Graduate and 30,000 Post- of 2014-2020 a significant vaccinated under Mission
Graduate seats in the medical number of 184 medical colleges Indradhanush
colleges which has increased have been started
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