SHIMLA, May 14: MoUs were signed between five states and one Union Territory with the National Health Mission to implement ‘Ayushman Bharat’, a mega scheme to provide free health treatment up to Rs 5 lakh to the people living below poverty line in the presence of Union Health Minister J P Nadda and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here on Monday.
Five such workshops would be held throughout the country to launch this ambitious scheme. The scheme would benefit over 10 crore families of the country and provide free treatment to about 15.31 lakh people living below poverty line in Himachal Pradesh.
Mr Nadda said weaker sections of the society would be provided free medical treatment up to Rs five lakh. He said 20 AIIMS institutions were being opened in the country for providing best health care facilities to the people of the country nearer to their homes.
Mr Nadda said 1.50 lakh health sub centres in the country would be converted into Wellness Centres for early detection of diseases. He said Universal Health Check-up would be ensured of all the people before they attain 30 years of age.
He said this would ensure reduction of diseases burden on the nation, adding that treatment of all the major ailments have been included in this mega scheme. He said the MoUs between the five states would go a long way in providing health cover to the masses. He also appreciated the efforts of the state government to propose opening of medical university in the state.
While addressing the Ayushman Bharat Northern Region first Workshop on Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission (PMRSSM) on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the Ayushman Bharat was an innovative scheme launched by the Union Government under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said the Union Government has laid special emphasis and stress on health and agriculture sectors in the Union Budget. He said the state was forging ahead on path of progress and prosperity in all spheres of development.
He said the achievements of the state in health sector were commendable.
The Chief Minister said the state has six medical colleges in Government sector and the Government has decided to establish a Medical University for their effective management. He said the Union Government has sanctioned an AIIMS for the state which would be established in Kothipura in Bilaspur district.
He said the Union Government has sanctioned Rs 1,351 crore for establishing the AIIMS. (UNI)
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