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March 21, 2018March 24, 2018

Cabinet approves Ayushman Bharat Scheme launch

The government has approved the launch of the “Ayushman Bharat Scheme” losely termed as Modicare. Here are the top five highlights of the scheme…

1: The National Health Protection Scheme will have a central budgetary support of Rs 85000 crore till March 2020.

2: The scheme will subsume on-going centrally sponsored schemes.

3: The NHPS will cover 10 crore families belonging to poor and vulnerable population of the country.

4: The scheme will give a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year.

5: States will need to have state health agencies to implement NHPS and a fund transfer to state health agencies will be done through an escrow account.

Shereen Bhan caught up with experts to discuss the implications of the scheme.

Govt to prepare draft of Ayushman Bharat Scheme for cabinet nod today

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Summary

The scheme is likely to include 1,366 health packages as recommended by Directorate General Of Health Services (DGHS).

The government is likely to lay out a draft of Ayushman Bharat Scheme (the Modicare programme) for cabinet nod today, say sources.

The scheme is likely to include 1,366 health packages as recommended by Directorate General Of Health Services (DGHS). The government has proposed a 60:40 ratio between the centre and the states.

The national health protection scheme will provide hospital cover to over 10 crore families and Rs 1200 crore have been allocated for 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres.

(This story will be updated with further details)

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March 14, 2018

PM Modi says India will eradicate TB five years ahead of global target

Relatives braid the hair of an Indian woman suffering from tuberculosis, admitted at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Hospital at Ram Nagar in Varanasi, India, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a campaign to fast-track the India’s response to tuberculosis, which is now the world’s leading infectious killer. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Relatives stand beside an Indian patient suffering from tuberculosis, admitted at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Hospital at Ram Nagar in Varanasi, India, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a campaign to fast-track the India’s response to tuberculosis, which is now the world’s leading infectious killer. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Senior chest physician A.K. Upadhaya looks at X-ray results of a patient suspected to have tuberculosis (TB), at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Hospital at Ram Nagar in Varanasi, India, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a campaign to fast-track the India’s response to tuberculosis, which is now the world’s leading infectious killer. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Indian man Bangari Babu, 46 suffering from tuberculosis sits on a wheel chair during his visit at the Government TB hospital in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a campaign to fast-track the India’s response to tuberculosis, which is now the world’s leading infectious killer. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)

An Indian tuberculosis patient, shows his X-ray at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Hospital at Ram Nagar in Varanasi, India, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a campaign to fast-track the India’s response to tuberculosis, which is now the world’s leading infectious killer. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Nigerian Health Minister Isaac Folorunso Adewole, center, looks on during the inauguration of the End TB Summit in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Modi on Tuesday launched a campaign to fast-track the India’s response to tuberculosis, which is now the world’s leading infectious killer. (AP Photo)

A doctor examines Indian man Mohammed Shabbier Ansari suffering from tuberculosis (TB) during his visit at the Government TB hospital in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a campaign to fast-track the India’s response to tuberculosis, which is now the world’s leading infectious killer. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)