Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government for providing financial assistance for the medical treatment of the poor; and
(b) the number of beneficiaries covered under the said schemes, scheme wise, State/UT-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) & (b): Details of the Financial Assistance to poor patients being provided under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi are at Annexure I.
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides cashless hospitalization facilities of up to Rs 5.00 Lakhs per family per year to around 10.74 crores families (approx. 50 crore individuals) belonging to poor and vulnerable sections of the population. The salient feature of the scheme and the State/UT wise details of beneficiaries covered are at Annexure II and Annexure III respectively.
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) was launched in April 2005, with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among pregnant women by providing financial incentive to all BPL/SC/ST pregnant women delivering in Government health facilities/accredited private institutions in both High performing State (HPS) and Low Performing State (LPS) regardless of age of mother and number of children.
Under the National Disease Control Programmes like National AIDS Control Programme, National Viral Hepatitis Control Program etc., free drugs and diagnostics are provided to all in need including those from poor and vulnerable sections.