The controversy arose after two patients died following allegedly unnecessary angioplasty procedures conducted under the PM-JAY scheme. Read further on Dynamite News:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the progress made by the government’s flagship Ayushman Bharat programme under which 50 lakh beneficiaries have been treated free of cost.
Upping the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s flagship health insurance scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat’, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the initiative is a “handout” to 15-20 of India’s richest businessmen.
Observing that the Centre’s ambitious Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme achieved a paradigm shift within three months of its launch, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it was “unfortunate” that some states chose to opt out for reasons of political expediency.
Under the vision of Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) shall be implemented so that each and every citizen receives his due share of healthcare.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce pilot projects of Ayushman Bharat in select district hospitals on the occasion of Independence Day on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the preparations in place ahead of the launch of the health assurance programme under the Ayushman Bharat- National Health Protection Mission.
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