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  Chhattisgarh: Know about projects worth ₹7,600 crore inaugurated by PM Modi in Raipur

  India | July 07, 2023 13:17 IST

  PM 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 | September 28, 2021 8:44 IST

  The 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 | February 23, 2021 7:45 IST

  People 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 | December 26, 2020 16:52 IST

  Prime 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 | September 23, 2020 20:45 IST

  Under 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 | September 18, 2020 19:13 IST

  The 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 | June 06, 2020 11:17 IST

  The 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 | April 20, 2020 19:59 IST

  The 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 | April 13, 2020 20:21 IST

  The 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 | March 23, 2020 15:52 IST

  The 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 | March 08, 2020 20:59 IST

  A 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 | March 06, 2023 11:52 IST

  Implementation 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 | February 06, 2020 18:07 IST

  A 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 | January 04, 2020 10:19 IST

  A 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 | December 10, 2019 19:32 IST

  The 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 | October 10, 2019 23:28 IST

  NITI 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 | September 17, 2019 16:54 IST

  Nearly 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 | June 20, 2019 17:55 IST

  Exploiting 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 | June 09, 2019 23:02 IST

  PM 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 22:14 IST

  The 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.