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Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme
Why it is in news?
- Prime Minister rolled out the Centre’s flagship scheme — Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, also known as Ayushman Bharat or the National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).
- This is the world’s largest health scheme which will serve a population that equals 27-28 European countries.
- The beneficiaries are almost equal to the population of Canada, Mexico and US put together.
- The government-sponsored health insurance scheme will provide free coverage of up to ₹5 lakh a family a year in any government or even empanelled private hospitals all over India.
- Meant to help the poor and the economically deprived, the scheme will be available for 10.74 crore beneficiary families and about 50 crore Indian citizens.
- The Prime Minister also laucnhed a toll free number 14555 for people to get more information about Ayushma Bharat scheme.
Source
The Hindu