The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, JP Nadda on Thursday congratulated the Haryana Health minister, Anil Vij for successful launch of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojna (PMJAY) in the state.
Expressing gratitude through a letter to Mr Vij said that with the collective efforts of all, Nadda said the launching of PM-JAY in Haryana proved to be quite successful which has also helped Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put works into action in the interest of the poor people.
The scheme would benefit 10.74 crore of the most poor and deprived families of the country thereby providing accessible healthcare to more than 50 crore people.
These families will get medical assistance of upto Rs. 5 lakh and thus would be able to get their treatment done from reputed hospitals.
Nadda also said that Central government successfully overcome all the difficulties while formulating this scheme in the interest of the beneficiaries. He said that in future also more hard work and efforts are required during implementation of PMJAY in the interest of needy and most deserving people.
Vij said that Haryana is the first state in the country to launch this scheme on pilot basis on August 15, 2018 with giving benefits to the beneficiaries. The scheme is providing benefits to 15.50 families of Haryana with around 80 lakh people.
To make this scheme a success, the state has also appointed Ayushman Mitras in Government hospitals for the assistance of patients. Apart from this 200 wellness centers are operational in the state.