Over 20 lakh ‘golden cards’ issued under PM health insurance scheme in Jammu region
The Hindu
“Till date, 20.46 lakh golden cards have been issued. At least one member of 6.68 lakh families has been issued golden card in the Jammu region,” an official said.
The Jammu and Kashmir Health Department till now has issued over 20.24 lakh ‘golden cards’ under the Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY-Sehat scheme in the Jammu division to provide a yearly health insurance cover of up to ₹5 lakh, an official said on Monday. The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), a universal health insurance scheme, was launched on December 1, 2018, to provide coverage to about 3.17 lakh below poverty line (BPL) families in the Jammu division. With a view to provide universal health coverage, the AB-PMJAY-Sehat scheme was conceived and rolled out in the Union Territory in convergence with the AB-PMJAY scheme from December 26 last year, Financial Commissioner for Health and Medical Education Atal Dulloo said.More Related News