Jammu, Mar 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, on Thursday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) and Sehat schemes under Ayushman Bharat.
It was informed in the meeting that so far 4,27,466 families and 14,85,059 beneficiaries – 71.49 percent and 48.06 percent of the respective targets have been enrolled under PM-JAY.
Similarly, under the universal health coverage scheme ‘Sehat’, 8,77,846 families and 31,71,918 beneficiaries – 60.27 percent and 41.88 percent of the respective targets have been covered. As such, a total of 38,26,854 golden cards have been generated under both schemes to facilitate access to the cashless health facilities in Jammu and Kashmir.
Moreover, since the launch of J&K’s prestigious Sehat scheme on December 26, claims worth Rs. 5.46 crore have been settled and paid for 9,647 cashless medical treatments through the golden cards issued under Ayushman Bharat.
Pertinently, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has launched ‘Sehat’ in convergence with Ayushman Bharat to extend free of cost and cashless health insurance to nearly one crore residents of the Union territory, thus becoming the 1st UT in India to bring all its population under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.(UNI)