Ayushman Bharat PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme

Context:

Pime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

AB-PMJAY SEHAT Scheme

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme would work in convergence with Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).

Beneficiaries:

• The scheme will benefi t as many as 21 lakh eligible people on the basis of Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011.
• The benefi ciaries will get the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) as per the SECC 2011 database.
• Under the AB-PMJAY SEHAT scheme, the central government will fi nancially cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family on a fl oater basis to all eligible residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

Significance of the Scheme

• Under the scheme, treatment is not limited to government and private hospitals in Jammu and
  Kashmir only. Rather, treatment can be availed from thousands of hospitals empanelled under this scheme in the country.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)

• The PM-JAY is world’s largest health insurance scheme fully fi nanced by the government.
• It provides a cover of Rs 5,00,000 per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation across public and private empanelled hospitals in India.