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समाचार-सार
Flagship Scheme
Ayushman Bharat

Ayushman Bharat:

Saving millions of lives

The Prime Minister’s ambitious scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) has become a major lifesaver for

poor families with the number of beneficiaries crossing 1 crore mark
and becoming a saviour during COVID-19 pandemic

yushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan traumatic health conditions in these families.
Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), and Health & While speaking from the Red Fort on August
A Wellness Centre – the world's largest 15, 2018, the Prime Minister announced the
fully government-funded health insurance launch of the world’s biggest healthcare
scheme is proving to be a boon for the poor scheme. Later on September 23, 2018, true to
with the number of beneficiaries over 1 crore.
his working style, he launched the scheme as
The objective behind the launch of PMJAY PMJAY.
has been to help reducing the massive As the Prime Minister has utmost concern
expenditure on hospitalizations, which pushes for the uplift of poor, the hallmark of this
6 crore people into poverty every year, and will scheme is that it provides health cover of
help mitigating the financial risk arising out of

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