Rs. 5 lakh PMJAY-Ma cover is availed to 2.25 crore citizens in Gujarat: Chief Minister

Statue of Unity: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today said the government has given Rs. 5 lakh cover to 2.25 crore citizens of the State under PMJAY-Ma programme. He said Gujarat ranks first among large states with 86 score in Niti Aayog’s Health and Wellness index in year 2020-21. Patel said the State government has made provision of Rs. 2 crore this year in budget for tele-radiology, tele-ICU, tele-medicine and tele-mental health services.

Patel was speaking at three-day national chintan shivir on the theme of ‘Swasth Bharat’.

Speaking in the conference, union health minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said the government has announced Rs. 64,000 crore special package to develop health services and facilities in each district in next five years. He said India has successfully administered first dose of covid vaccines on 97.5 per cent people.

Day one of this conference witnessed launching of NQAS portal, Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Portal (PMNDP), National Family Health Survey Report and Rural Health Statistics(RHS) and Gujarat Health Atlas.

The shivir is being attended by health ministers from 25 states, central health secretary, NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul, health secretaries and health commissioners of various states and directors of National Health Mission among others.