Bhubaneswar: Odisha will become the 34th state to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana with the launch of the central scheme along with ‘Ayushman Vayo-Vandana Yojana’ and the state’s Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) by Union Health Minister J P Nadda on April 11.
Nadda will launch the health cover scheme at an event at Bali Jatra ground in Cuttack at 2.30 pm. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida and Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling will attend the event.
Three union ministers from Odisha – Jual Oram, Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw – are also scheduled to grace the occasion. The state’s 1405 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) will participate through video conferencing.
District-level events will also be organised to mark the launch of the scheme and will be attended by the state ministers. Check the details here:
Nearly 3.50 crore people of 1.3 crore families in Odisha will benefit from the combined scheme, likely to be named Ayushman Bharat-Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-GJAY). It will provide an insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per annum with additional Rs 5 lakh for women members. The beneficiaries will get free cash-less treatment in 29,000 registered private and government hospitals across the country.
