Maharashtra has become the first state in India to implement a universal healthcare policy by merging the Ayushman Bharat scheme of the cent
"Maharashtra has become the first state in India to implement a universal healthcare policy by merging the Ayushman Bharat scheme of the central government with the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana scheme of the state.
The updated policy will provide a coverage of INR 5 lakh ($6,900) for 120 million citizens, irrespective of their ration card status, and will encompass 1,900 medical conditions, an increase from the previous 996. Co-branded cards will be distributed to 10 million citizens by August [2023]...
Universal Healthcare Policy with Extended Coverage for 120 Million Citizens
During a joint meeting, Union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, MaharashtraтАЩs deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, and state health officials made this decision. Fadnavis emphasized that the enhanced healthcare scheme would extend coverage of INR 5 lakh to 120 million citizens in the state...
Maharashtra Introduces Enhanced Healthcare Scheme, Expanding Coverage and Infrastructure
Vinod Bondre, acting CEO of MJPJAY, mentioned that the enhanced scheme would cover citizens regardless of their ration card category, unlike the current MJPJAY scheme that only covers citizens below the poverty line with yellow or orange ration cards. The improved scheme will encompass 1,900 medical conditions compared to the existing 996. Fadnavis stated that co-branded cards would be issued to 10 million citizens by August [2023] and 100 million citizens within the next six months...
Fadnavis also expressed plans to increase the number of empaneled hospitals for the scheme and strengthen rural healthcare infrastructure..."
-via Trak.in, June 28, 2023

















