4 states ink MoUs with Centre on health protection mission

The states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Uttarakhand agreed today to implement the ambitious national health protection mission, which aims to provide an annual coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family.

The four states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh inked MoUs with the Union Health Ministry for the implementation of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission.

Union Health Minister J P Nadda presided over the MoU signing ceremony at a regional workshop for northern states here.

Stating that the scheme will be a big game changer in the healthcare sector, he said, "We are witnessing history as the first MoU of Ayushman Bharat is being signed here."