New Delhi : The National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi achieved another significant milestone in healthcare by launching the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM- ABHIM), after the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of NCT, Delhi,
The signing ceremony was presided by Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare & Chemicals and Fertilizers in presence of Rekha Gupta, Chief Minister, Government of NCT Delhi; Harsh Malhotra, Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Minister, Health and Family Welfare & Transport and Information Technology, Delhi; Pravesh Sahib Singh, Minister, PWD, Legislative Affairs, Irrigation and Flood Control and Water, Delhi; Sardar Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Minister, Industries, Food & Supplies, Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Delhi; Ashish Sood, Minister, Home, Power, Urban Development, Education, Training and Technical Education, Delhi and Ravinder Singh, Minister, Social Welfare, Welfare of SC & ST, Cooperative, Delhi.
The event was also attended by the Hon’ble Members of Parliament Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Yogender Chandolia and Bansuri Swaraj) and Hon’ble Members of Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi. Punya Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary and Dharmendra, Chief Secretary, NCT Delhi were also present during the event.
Addressing the gathering, JP Nadda said that AB PM-JAY is the world’s largest health coverage program under which 62 crore people are currently being benefitted. He said, “it is a moment of pride that 36 lakh people in Delhi will be benefitted by the AB PM-JAY scheme.”
Nadda also informed that with the implementation of AB PM-JAY in Delhi, all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status, will be covered under Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana.
The Union Health Minister highlighted that “8.19 Crore people have already availed treatment under the scheme and the government has cumulatively spent a total of Rs. 1.26 lakh crore for the same.” He stated that out of these people, 19 lakh are downtrodden people who could not have afforded these treatment without the Ayushman Bharat health coverage.