Kerala FM criticised the Modi-led government's National Health Protection Scheme, AB-PMJAY, alleging that it is quite similar to RSBY
Modi said nearly 13,000 hospitals would provide treatment under this scheme
Chouhan launched the scheme in the state after it was rolled out nationwide by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a function Sunday in Ranchi
Commenting on the launch, Prathap C Reddy, chairman, Apollo Hospitals, said this scheme is for the greater public good
The government is working in a holistic way to improve the country's health sector, said PM Modi
Uttar Pradesh minister of state for health Mahendra Singh said 60 million people will be benefited in the state
The NITI Aayog member is also the chief architect of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)
Addressing a huge rally at Talcher, Modi questioned his audience whether the people of Odisha would not like to avail such a beneficial scheme
106 private hospitals and 217 government-run clinics have been listed under the scheme, said Das
The letter mentions that the beneficiary family can avail of the scheme in hospitals in their area and health facilities empanelled under the scheme across the country
With just two days to go for the Sunday launch, there seem to be many loose ends which need to be attended to
Over 15,000 hospitals, both public and private, across the country have expressed their willingness to be empanelled for the scheme
Govt plans to overhaul 150,000 centres across India, to provide free diagnostics and medicines addressing both, non-communicable and lifestyle diseases, to each and every Indian
Smart cards are ready, distribution will start once Centre gives its nod; state aims to cover 4 mn families already availing state-run Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana
He said these centres were being set up at panchayat level as the scheme intends to bring medical facilities to the remotest villages
The health ministry sources said that it has sought an additional amount of Rs 20 billion from the finance ministry's expenditure department
The scheme is the flagship project of Ayushman Bharat, the national healthcare policy, launched by the government earlier this year
The concluding part of the series analyses the hurdles in West Bengal ahead of the mega health scheme launch
The third of the four-part series looks at the readiness for Ayushman Bharat in Chhattisgarh, a state which took the lead in the initiative
The second of a 4-part series reports on Haryana's preparedness for the proposed mega health protection scheme