PM-JAY health scheme

Why is it in the news?
  • Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Chhat­tisgarh, Kerala and AndhraPradesh have emerged as the top performing States with free secondary and ter­tiary treatment.
More about the Scheme
  • Treatment worth nearly ₹ 7901 crore availed under the Ayushman Bharat Prad­han Mantri Jan Arogya Yoja­na (PM­JAY).
  • Half­ a­ crore hospital treatments have been pro­vided and there are 9 hospi­tal admissions every minute across India.
  • The scheme crossed the 50 ­lakh treatment mark with secondary and tertiary level treatments.
  • Tertiary Care:
    (1) More than 60% of the amount spent has been on tertiary care.
    (2) Cardiology, Or­thopaedics, Radiation On­cology, Cardio­thoracic and Vascular Surgery, and Urolo­gy have emerged as the top tertiary specialities.
Source
The Hindu.
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 16th Oct 2019
<< Previous Next >>