Massive Scale up of Healthcare in Budget: Rs 61,398 crore allocated

Massive Scale up of Healthcare in Budget: Rs 61,398 crore allocated

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has announced a Rs 61,398 crore budgetary allocation for the health sector for the 2019-2020 fiscal, with Rs 6,400 crore earmarked for the Centre’s ambitious AB-PMJAY health insurance scheme. The health outlay for the upcoming financial year is the highest in the last two financial years and a 16 per cent increase over the 2018-2019 allocation which was Rs 52,800 crore.The Union Budget for 2019-20 saw an allocation of Rs 6,400 crore for the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 23. The scheme aims at providing a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family annually and is aimed at benefiting more than 10 crore poor families across the country.

The government announced the world’s largest healthcare scheme-Ayushman Bharat. Under the PMJAY, 50 crore people will be benefited. Till now, 10 lakh people have received healthcare services. The PMJAY Ayushman Bharat scheme – the largest health insurance scheme in the world, is already a game changer – 10 lakh patients have benefited in 4 months since its implementation.

1 MILLION lives saved! In around 4 months, PMJAY has reached the milestone of providing free treatment to 10,000,00 Indians! From by-pass surgery to cancer treatment to neurosurgery, PMJAY has been the much-needed boon for the country!