Ayushman Dream Comes True

FREE TREATMENT FACILITY TO AROUND 3.5 CRORE ODIA PEOPLE

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A promise made, a promise fulfilled. Today, joy echoes across the State. Millions of our brothers and sisters, who work outside as migrant labourers, now wear smiles of relief, their hearts filled with happiness and ecstasy.

Ayushman Bharat is being implemented in the State from today. I am delighted that the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojana, Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana, Ayushman Vay Vandana are now available for the brothers and sisters of Odisha from today. Honb’le Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will launch the scheme at the historic Baliyatra Ground of Cuttack.

The scheme is dedicated to around 3.46 crore people from about 1.03 crore families under which they will get the benefit of free treatment up to %5 lakh per annum while an additional free treatment facility of 75 lakh has been provisioned for women members of the family. Under this scheme, each member of the beneficiary families will get health card.

The Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana is designed for senior citizens aged 70 years and above. The scheme provides %5 lakh free health cover to all senior citizens of the age 70 years and above irrespective of their socio-economic status. The women beneficiaries will get additional assistance of 75 lakh per year.

The beneficiaries will now have access to free and quality treatment in over 29,000 Government and private empanelled hospitals across India.