Why is it in the news?
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Centre’s national health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, has unveiled its newly designed grievance redressal portal.
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The portal has a 3-tier system where district, State and national-level officers and committees can scrutinise and take action for speedy solution to problems.
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Grievances will also be tracked through a system-generated unique registration number.
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This is a sophisticated online system to help members of the general public to register their grievances and get assisted support.
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Data:(1) More than 39 lakh people have availed cashless treatment worth over ₹6,100 crore for serious illnesses since the launch of Ayushman Bharat.(2) According to the Health Minister, this has resulted in savings of ₹12,000 crore to the beneficiary families.
About Ayushman Bharat:
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The Ayushman Bharat Program has two initiatives/components ”“(1) Health and Wellness Centers, and(2) National Health Protection Scheme(NHPS) ”“ aiming for increased accessibility, availability and affordability of health services in India.
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The ambitious Ayushman Bharat Scheme aims to cover over 10 crore vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries).
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It aims to provide health cover up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year (floater basis).
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The beneficiaries will be identified based on SECC (Socio-Economic Caste Census) database.
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The programme is being touted as the world’s largest health protection scheme.
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Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission will subsume the on-going centrally sponsored schemes – Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS).
Source
The Hindu.