AIIMS becomes first participant in AB-PMJAY scheme
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) on Sunday, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has become the first hospital in Delhi to sign on for the scheme. On Tuesday, AIIMS signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Health Agency (NHA) that is responsible for the scheme's implementation. Here's more.
AIIMS announces its MoU with the NHA
"A formal MoU has been signed between AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria and Deputy CEO National Health Agency. With this, AIIMS has become the first hospital in Delhi to have signed for effective implementation of the scheme," said AIIMS in a statement.
AIIMS will provide care under the provisions of the scheme
Institute spokesperson Dr. Aarti Vij told ToI that AIIMS would provide all diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to entitled beneficiaries of the scheme, as per the scheme's packages and provisions. Meanwhile, with 98% of beneficiaries identified, the NHA is busy sending letters to beneficiaries to inform them about the scheme and how to access healthcare facilities under it.
A brief introduction to the AB-PMJAY scheme
The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is a two part program. The first, Ayushman Bharat (AB), seeks to bring healthcare closer to people's homes by constructing 150,000 Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) across India. The second part, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) seeks to provide Rs. 5 lakh health insurance to vulnerable and poor families for secondary and tertiary healthcare.
