Prior to the official launch of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, first beneficiary of the scheme in a private hospital is being treated in Dehradun. The patient Ram Das (64), a resident of Chander Nagar in Dehradun was admitted by the officials of the ‘State Health Agency’ responsible for the implementation of the ambitious scheme in the State at S K Hospital, a city-based private hospital. Ram Das was suffering from a pulmonary disorder. The case also proved to be a test case for the agency to check its software in which the private hospital was given permission to admit the patient and treat him.
On Tuesday, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the state health agency, Yugal Kishore Pant visited the private hospital and held discussions with the officers of the agency of the doctors.
The State nodal officer of the agency, Dr Saroj Naithani told The Pioneer that the case is important as it shows the preparation of the agency for effectively implementing the scheme which would be launched in the state from September 23. She said that everyone associated with the agency is elated over the successful trial of the software in a private hospital. Dr Naithani said that the amount incurred in the treatment of the patient has been released and the patient would be soon discharged. She said that a total of 106 government and private hospitals of the State have been included in the panel of the scheme. The nodal officer disclosed that the super speciality hospital Medanta based in Gurugram has also shown interest to be associated with the scheme.
Named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana (AAUY) would cover all 22 lakh families of the State. The comprehensive health scheme would cover 1350 types of the diseases under which a health benefit of Rs 5 lakh per family per year would be provided.