J'khand govt signs pact with NIC for Ayushman Bharat scheme

The Jharkhand government Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Insurance Company Ltd to provide medical facilities to the people of the state under the Centre's flagship health scheme - Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

The scheme will be launched nationally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ranchi on September 23.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Jharkhand Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi and Principal Secretary, Health and Welfare Department, Nidhi Khare.

Giving details about the Ayushman Bharat Health Protection Mission, the health minister said that it will benefit 57 lakh families of the state. A letter will be issued to all beneficiary families on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Under the scheme, the beneficiaries will get health insurance of Rs 5 lakh per annum. The insurance company will pay up to Rs 1 lakh for treatment. For additional expenditure, the state government will pay through Jharkhand State Health Society, he said.

Khare said that so far 280 hospitals have been listed for the scheme. She said that 603 hospitals have applied for this scheme, which is being looked into.

The beneficiaries are also entitled to get treatment in any listed hospital in the country.

Under the scheme, payment of premium for 25 lakh families will be paid by the Centre and the state government in the ratio of 60:40. The state government alone will pay premium for the remaining 32 lakh families.

Under the schemee, 1,350 types of diseases have been included.