Gujarat govt launches a 100-day mega drive to enroll 80 lakh families to PMJAY-MA scheme

Gandhinagar: Health Minister Rushikeshbhai Patel today inaugurated a 100 days long mega-drive ‘Aap Ke Dwar Ayushyaman’ to enroll 80 lakh families to Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)-MA scheme.

The minister also launched a green-corridor initiative for the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)-MA scheme at Ahmedabad civil hospital on the occasion of completion of 3 years of PMJAY-MA scheme.

Around 80 lakh families which means 4 crore people will be included in the scheme during the 100-days mega-drive and start getting its benefits.

The PMJAY-MA card will be issued to the eligible beneficiaries from district hospitals, sub district hospitals, CHCs, adjoining private hospitals, CSCs, (n) code centres, UTI-ITSL and E-gram during the mega-drive.

One card per person will be issued instead of the previous provision of one card per family.

Out of the revenue generated from PMJAY-MA scheme, 75 percent will be used for strengthening the government hospitals and 25 percent will be used for providing incentives to the healthcare workers at government hospitals, the government informed.

Under PMJAY-MA scheme, 2681 prescribed procedures and operations have been facilitated across 1872 government and 610 private – total 2483 hospitals.

The minister today also launched Green-Corridor initiative for the ease of beneficiaries in availing the medical services under PMJAY-MA scheme at the government hospitals. A Kiosk help-desk at entrance or OPD of hospital, a dedicated case window and registration system and an appointed guide at the hospital -‘Aarogya Mitra’ will be made available under this initiative for the beneficiaries of PMJAY-MA scheme.

Under PMJAY-MA scheme, 2681 prescribed procedures and operations have been facilitated across 1872 government and 610 private – total 2483 hospitals. DeshGujarat