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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata party president and Union Minister on Monday said that around 45 percent of the population have been covered under the union Government’s Ayushman Bharat scheme in the country.
JP Nadda along with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan attended the MoU Signing Ceremony between NHA and DoH&FW Govt of Odisha for Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY at Vigyan Bhawan today.
Speaking with the media Nanda said that 61 crore people which is 45 percent of Indian population has been covered under Ayushman Bharat.
He also said that today we are combining Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) with Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (G-JAY) and starting it in Odisha. This is a historic moment which is going to help the common man in Odisha.
“In 2015 as Health Minister I went to Geneva and I had the privilege to hold the chairmanship of the World Health Assembly. There was a discussion on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) there. I had a question: can India progress towards UHC.”
He said that the National Health Authority has given the world’s largest Health coverage within 9 months on Ayushman Bharat.
He also said that the scheme is the world’s largest Health coverage and fastest Health coverage- totally digital. This gives India a place in the digital world. Out of 140 crore people, 10 crore 74 lakh families, 55 crore people, and later Anganwadi workers and Asha workers (nearly 36 lakh families) joined.
He further said that since 2018, there have been 8 crore 19 lakh hospital admissions.
