Want maximum people to benefit from govt health schemes: CM

The Maharashtra government's endeavour is to ensure maximum people get benefits of its health schemes, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.

A secretary-level committee will be formed to ascertain how the state's financial burden can be reduced while ensuring the "best benefits" of the 'AyushmanBharat Yojana' and the 'MahatmaJyotiba PhuleJeevandayee Yojana' to people, Fadnavis said in the state Assembly.

The Central government's flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme aims to provide an annual coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family and benefit more than 10 crore poor families.

The Mahatma Jyotibha Phule Jeevandayee scheme of the Maharashtra government provides cashless treatment to people upto Rs 1.5 lakh.

Replying to a discussion on the issue during the Question Hour, Fadnavis said two crore people have benefited from the state government's Jeevandayee scheme.

"We will try to co-ordinate between the Centre's scheme and of the state so that maximum people get its benefits," he said.

PrithvirajChavan (Congress) said the Ayushman Bharat scheme covers only 40 per cent of the population.

"The limit of the state's scheme is Rs 1.5 lakh and that of the central scheme is Rs5 lakh. The Maharashtra government should seek funds from the (Centre) Ayushman Bharat scheme and increase the limit of the state scheme to Rs 5 lakh," he said.

To this, Fadnavis said the government was in the process of studying whetherthe