Odisha implements AB PM-JAY to provide health cover

By  News On Air   Jan 13, 2025

Odisha has become the 34th State and Union Territory to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana- AB PM-JAY. Under this scheme health cover of five lakh rupees per year is provided for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization of every family.

National Health Authority and the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Odisha signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi today in this regard.

Speaking on the occasion, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said that over eight crore hospitalization have been recorded under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. He also said that hospitalization has significantly increased in far-flung and remote areas of the country due to access to health facilities aided by the scheme. He added that 45 percent of India’s population is covered under the scheme. The Minister also added that Political ego should not come in the way of states in choosing people-centric schemes.