New Delhi: Odisha became the 34th state to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) after the National Health Authority (NHA) of the Union Ministry of Health entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha.
The agreement was signed today at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, between LS Changsan, Addl. Secretary, MoHFW and Chief Executive Officer of NHA and Aswathy S, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha.
The signing ceremony was presided by Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare & Chemicals and Fertilizers in the presence of Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha; Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education; Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs; Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting & Electronics and Information Technology, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha; and Dr. Mukesh Mahaling, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs & Electronics and Information Technology, Government of Odisha.
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) will be implemented in convergence with the existing Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) in Odisha. It will provide a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per annum with additional Rs 5 lakh for women members. A total of approximately 1.03 crore families will come under the converged scheme with 67.8 lakh families supported by the Union Government.