What is the meaning of ayushman Bharat?
Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme, which will cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
What are the benefits of Golden Card?
As a beneficiary, you will receive the Ayushman health card which will enable you to avail cashless treatment and hospitalisation. With the golden card, you can avail the benefits of the scheme at any of the empanelled public and private hospitals.
Which disease is covered under ayushman Bharat?
The PMJAY or the Ayushman Bharat Yojana Scheme covers COVID-19 treatment and hospitalisation. COVID-19 patients can avail free treatment at empanelled hospitals through the PMJAY scheme.
What is Ayushman Bharat Yojana and how does it work?
Ayushman Bharat Yojana eligibility is divided among the households in both rural and urban areas, which are categorized based on the occupational and deprivation criteria of Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011. It was launched with a vision to help mitigate exorbitant medical expenses that push close to 6 Crore Indians towards poverty annually.
What is PM-JAY and Ayushman Bharat?
PM-JAY will cover the financial protection for availing healthcare services at the secondary and tertiary levels. Ayushman Bharat is the largest government-funded healthcare programme in the world with over 50 crore beneficiaries. It has been dubbed ‘Modicare’.
What is ayayushman Bharat programme?
Ayushman Bharat Programme is an umbrella health scheme of the Government of India. It was launched in 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Government schemes are an important part of the UPSC syllabus and every year, questions are asked on them in the UPSC exam.
Is there any special registration procedure for Ayushman Bharat scheme?
Ans: There is no special registration procedure pertaining to Ayushman Bharat Scheme. All the beneficiaries under PMJAY are either a part of RSBY Scheme or are identified by the SECC 2011. Mentioned below is how you can check your eligibility as a PM-Jay beneficiary.