Jammu:- Governor Satya Pal Malik today launched the ambitious “Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)” Scheme here at an impressive function held at Teacher’s Bhawan.
Governor observed that the Scheme would provide medical facilities to the poor and vulnerable families in secondary and tertiary care hospitals of the country. He further stated that the AB-PMJAY is the world’s largest healthcare scheme which aims at providing portable coverage of Rs 5 lakh per entitled family annually, and a beneficiary covered under the scheme would be allowed to avail cashless benefits from public and private empanelled hospitals across the country.
Governor stated that crores of poor and vulnerable people of the country will be benefitted through the AB-PMJAY. Quoting “Bimar Na Rahega Ab Lachaar, Bimari Ka Hoga muft Upchaar”, he added that now every entitled family will have access to cashless and paperless healthcare coverage for all critical diseases.
