Ayushman Bharat scheme aims at providing medical insurance worth Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to poor and vulnerable families which was today inaugurated for Udhampur district by the Minister of State Prime Minister office Dr Jatinder Singh in ANMT school of District Hospital udhampur here today along with Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Ravinder kumar .
The scheme was launched on 14th April 2018 by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Chattisgarh Under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, the government will open 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres by 2022, which will be equipped to provide medical treatment for diseases such as blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and old age illnesses.
Dr. Jatinder Singh Said that Central government committed to give benefit to the last man of the society . Ayushman Bharat scheme is one of the big schemes launched by the prime minister to give the boost to the health sector.