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समाचार-सार
Flagship Scheme
Ayushman Bharat

PM speaks to one croreth beneficiary of Ayushman Bharat

Pooja Thapa of Shillong from Meghalaya, the one croreth beneficiary of Ayushman
Bharat Scheme, expresses her gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a
conversation with him on May 20, 2020 as the scheme had saved her life

PM: Namaste Pooja Thapa ji, PM: I ask everyone to give
what do you do? suggestion if there is any for
Pooja: Namaste Sir! I am a the scheme?
homemaker and my husband is Pooja: The most important
in Army and posted in Manipur. thing is that you have started
I had undergone a surgery. such a good scheme for poor
like us. I got admitted here
PM: Did you know that you are because of this scheme.
the one croreth patient?
Pooja: Yes Sir! I was worried PM: Neighbours are looking
that where the money will after your children and your
come from in the time of husband is serving the nation,
Corona crisis. I have two small expenses on treatment. Did you take care of yourself and
children who were being looked they ask that you would have give children a good education.
after by my neighbours. I got to pay anything? Pooja: Yes Sir! Your blessings
immensely benefited by this Pooja: No Sir! We are getting are with us
scheme, many thanks to you! everything and I have been
told that I would get post PM: Not my blessings but
PM: What did doctor say about surgery medicines. blessing of the God!

• Public hospitals are reimbursed
for the healthcare services at A GLANCE AT THE SCHEME
par with the private hospitals

* The exclusive scheme has
1,350 medical packages,
which include surgery, day
care treatment, medicines, Launch | September 23, 2018
diagnostics and treatment Total
Beneficiaries Approximately
* It gives more cover than the 17,000
previous schemes which 10.74
helps small and government crore families people on an average getting
hospitals to improve upon their (Approximately 50 cr targetted people) the benefit of scheme everyday
infrastructure 1.21 cr 22,796 12.56 cr
Employment generation Hospitalized patients Empanelled hospitals e-card issued
Total expenditure on treatment: Rs 75.64 thousand crore
• The scheme has a provision of
appointment for approximately Total expenditure on Scheme: Rs 13,433 crore
1 lakh Ayushman Mitra. Apart (Figures up to September 3, 2020)
Source: https://dashboard.pmjay.gov.in/publicdashboard/
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