All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh would make available cashless medical facilities for the card holders under Ayushman Bharat health welfare scheme. Ayushman Bharat Yojana (National Health Protection Scheme) as envisaged by the Centre. It is set to provide `5lakh by way of health insurance coverage to the poor families to help them cater to their medical needs. Notably, the yojana focuses on creating a health and wellness infrastructure and extending insurance coverage to at least 40 percent of the Indian population. Nearly 27 lakh families living in Uttarakhand would be covered under the programme and nearly 10 crore families would be benefited across the country. This had been announced by the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat during his recent visit to Haridwar. The U health and CM health insurance would be merged in the scheme, the State Government further announced.
A special counter would be opened at Gate No 3 at AIIMS Rishikesh, said the coordinator of the hospital, Dr Harish Thapliyal. The director of AIIMS Rishikesh Dr Ravikant said while talking to The Pioneer on Thursday that without waiting for the scheme to be officially launched, AIIMS Rishikesh would provide free treatment under this scheme from August 10. “The team here is determined to help the poor patients get free treatment as envisaged under the ambitious scheme of the Centre and no person would be left deprived of the health benefits because he is unable to avail them for want of money. AIIMS here would implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme to reach free medical facilities to the unprivileged section of the people,” added Ravikant.