NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Tuesday slammed AAP and TMC for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat – PM Jan Arogya Yojana in Delhi and Bengal as a consequence of their “political pursuits” and stated he was pained that the aged in these states can not avail free remedy underneath the programme, which on Tuesday was expanded to cowl residents aged 70 years and above, no matter earnings.
AB-PMJAY, the Centre’s flagship well being assurance scheme, was launched in 2018 to supply an annual well being cowl of Rs 5 lakh per household for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to the poor and susceptible.
“I apologise to the elders above 70 years in Delhi and West Bengal. I’m unable to serve you. I can really feel your ache however am not in a position to assist as a result of the govts in these two states aren’t becoming a member of the scheme. Resulting from their political pursuits, they’re appearing towards the pursuits of residents of their very own states requiring remedy,” Modi stated whereas addressing an occasion in Delhi on the ninth Ayurveda Day and the beginning anniversary of Dhanvantari, the Hindu god of medication.
An awesome majority of states have come on board because the launch of the favored scheme, with Delhi and West Bengal being the one holdouts.
Odisha, which had additionally not joined the scheme till not too long ago, modified its thoughts after the formation of BJP govt and has conveyed this to the Centre, in line with sources in well being ministry.
Modi stated almost 4 crore poor folks have availed advantages underneath AB-PMJAY. “Had the scheme not been there, they’d have needed to shell out round Rs 1.25 lakh crore from their very own pockets,” he stated.
In a significant enhance to healthcare infrastructure, the PM additionally inaugurated and laid the inspiration stone of a number of well being tasks value greater than Rs 12,855 crore. These embrace tasks value greater than Rs 5,502 crore underneath the well being and household welfare ministry; Rs 5,187 crore underneath the division of prescribed drugs and chemical substances and fertilisers ministry; Rs 1,641 crore underneath the ESIC, labour and employment ministry, and Rs 525 crore underneath the Ayush ministry.
The PM inaugurated the second section of the All India Institute of Ayurveda, three medical schools at Mandsaur, Neemuch, and Seoni in Madhya Pradesh, and extensions at numerous AIIMS hospitals. He additionally laid the inspiration stone of 5 nursing schools.
The PM additionally launched the U-WIN portal for digitisation of immunisation companies for pregnant girls and kids, enhancing entry to well being companies and offering residents with safe digital identities.
“The world witnessed the success of our Co-WIN platform throughout the (Covid) pandemic, and the success of the UPI fee system has grow to be a world story,” he stated, including that India goals to copy this success within the healthcare sector by means of digital public infrastructure.
