Ayushman Bharat
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Chhattisgarh: Know about projects worth ₹7,600 crore inaugurated by PM Modi in Raipur
India | Jul 07, 2023, 01:17 PM ISTPM Modi laid the foundation stone for development of three segments (Jhanki-Sargi (43 km), Sargi - Basanwahi (57 km) and Basanwahi-Marangpuri (25 km)) as a part of the six-path Raipur-Visakhapatnam financial passage NH-130 CD.
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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to bring revolutionary changes in health facilities: PM Modi
India | Sep 28, 2021, 08:44 AM ISTThe key components of the Mission include a health ID for every citizen that will also work as their health account, to which personal health records can be linked and viewed with the help of a mobile application.
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Overweight, diabetic people at risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
News | Feb 23, 2021, 07:45 AM ISTPeople who are overweight and have diabetes are at a higher risk of developing the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as the prevalence of NAFLD is around 9 percent to 32 percent in the Indian population, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday.
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PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance coverage to all J&K residents
India | Dec 26, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Over 1.26 cr hospital admissions authorised under AB-PMJAY since launch: Govt
India | Sep 23, 2020, 08:45 PM ISTUnder the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), over 1.26 crore hospital admissions have been authorised as of September 21.
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Ayushman Bharat CEO tests positive for COVID-19
India | Sep 18, 2020, 07:13 PM ISTThe CEO of Ayushman Bharat Dr Indu Bhushan has tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to twitter, Dr Bhushan said he is asymptomatic and has isolated himself.
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COVID-19 could be opportunity for India to speed up Ayushman Bharat: WHO chief
India | Jun 06, 2020, 11:17 AM ISTThe COVID-19 pandemic, which has presented challenges for several nations, could be an “opportunity” for India to speed up the health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, especially with a focus on primary healthcare, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.
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Ayushman Bharat office sealed in Delhi after employee tests positive for coronavirus
India | Apr 20, 2020, 07:59 PM ISTThe office of the National Health Authority, the nodal agency for Ayushman Bharat, was sealed in Delhi after one of the employees tested positive for coronavirus
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Poor to be tested for coronavirus free-of-cost, says Supreme Court
India | Apr 13, 2020, 08:21 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Monday ordered that coronavirus tests for the poor and people from economically weaker sections (EWS) must be conducted free-of-charge
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Delhi to implement Ayushman Bharat, Manish Sisodia announces in budget speech
India | Mar 23, 2020, 03:52 PM ISTThe Centre's flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat will be implemented in Delhi from the upcoming financial year, Delhi's finance minister Manish Sisodia announced in his budget speech
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HIV-infected persons appeal to PM to include them in Ayushman Bharat
India | Mar 08, 2020, 08:59 PM ISTA group of HIV-infected persons has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include them in the Centre's flagship health protection scheme -- Ayushman Bharat.
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51 lakh people in Bihar issued Ayushman Bharat e-cards
India | Mar 06, 2023, 11:52 AM ISTImplementation of Ayushman Bharat in Bihar has crossed a major milestone with 51 lakh beneficiary cards being issued. With this, e-cards has been issued to more than 24.19 lakh families which are 22 per cent of the eligible families under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
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17 per cent of Delhi’s poorest families could benefit from Ayushman Bharat scheme
Elections | Feb 06, 2020, 06:07 PM ISTA total of 5.88 lakh families in the National Capital Territory (NCT) could benefit from Ayushman Bharat, billed as the world’s largest healthcare scheme. Further, the total potential individual beneficiaries from Ayushman Bharat number more than 26 lakh in Delhi
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171 hospitals de-empanelled, Rs 4.5 cr in penalties imposed for fraud under Ayushman Bharat
India | Jan 04, 2020, 10:19 AM ISTA total 171 hospitals have been de-empanelled and penalties to the tune of Rs 4.5 crore have been imposed on hospitals for allegedly committed fraud and indulging in malcpractices under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, the apex body implementing it said on Friday.
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Ayushman Bharat scheme: 1,20,000 community health officers to be placed at HWCs by 2022
India | Dec 10, 2019, 07:32 PM ISTThe Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme will generate employment of 1,20,000 community health officers who will be placed at health and wellness centres by 2022, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Centre asks states to hike health spending to 8% of budgets
India | Oct 10, 2019, 11:28 PM ISTNITI Aayog Member Vinod K. Paul underscored two priority areas for the public health sector.
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Govt to name and shame hospitals for indulging in fraud
India | Sep 17, 2019, 04:54 PM ISTNearly 1,200 cases of fraud have been confirmed and action has been taken against 338 hospitals, he said, asserting that the government has zero tolerance towards corruption.
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Doctors loot funds for poor in Ayushman Bharat Yojana, probe on
India | Jun 20, 2019, 05:55 PM ISTExploiting loopholes in the Union Government's mega health scheme - Ayushman Bharat, hundreds of doctors allegedly pocketed huge amounts of public funds meant for the treatment of poor patients. Though the scandal seems to have spread across various states, initial reports indicate that several hospitals in Uttarakhand have been found involved in siphoning off funds under the scheme.
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Kerala already a member of Ayushman Bharat, PM Modi misunderstood situation: State health minister
India | Jun 09, 2019, 11:02 PM ISTPM Narendra Modi appealed Kerala government to be part of Ayushman Bharat Scheme during his recent visit to the state. Kerala Health Minister K K Shaylaja said that the state is already part of the scheme and that PM Narendra Modi "misunderstood" the current status.
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Man carrying Ayushman Bharat card denied treatment at Amethi Hospital, dies later
News | May 05, 2019, 10:14 PM ISTThe hospital authorities though accepted that the patient died at the facility, rejected suggestion it was linked with politics, saying no hospital has any political, religious or caste affiliation.