GB Nagar issues 1,076 new Ayushman Bharat cards during 15-day campaign

Gautam Budh Nagar issued 1,076 Ayushman Bharat cards under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PM-JAY) during the special 15-day campaign held from July 26 to August 12

Gautam Budh Nagar issued 1,076 Ayushman Bharat cards under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PM-JAY) during the special 15-day campaign held from July 26 to August 12.

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Under the scheme, a beneficiary family can get free treatment up to ₹5 lakh every year at empanelled hospitals. There are eight government hospitals and 37 private hospitals affiliated under the scheme in the district. Beneficiaries are required to have an Aadhaar card and ration card to avail the scheme.

The district is ranked 18th in Uttar Pradesh in executing the scheme.

“Under the scheme, 46,785 Ayushman Bharat cards have been issued in GB Nagar so far. As per the census, 35,955 beneficiary families (approximately 143,820 people) were identified for the scheme. So far 12,142 people have availed benefits in the district,” said district information manager for the scheme Anamika.

Dr. Ashok Kumar, the nodal officer for the campaign, said that camps were organised in all four blocks of the district -- Dadri, Dankaur, Bisrakh and Jewar.

“These camps were organized at public places like Panchayat Bhawan, Health and Wellness Centre, Anganwadi Centre, Primary School etc. Two camps were organized daily in each block. Earlier a fee of ₹30 charged by the government for making Ayushman card but it has been abolished. Now a beneficiary does not have to pay any fee for the card,” he said.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma said, “Under the campaign, effort was made to make Ayushman card of maximum eligible beneficiaries while making the targeted families aware of the scheme. In this campaign, priority was on those families that do not have a single Ayushman card”.