More than 31,000 patients have so far availed the benefit of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana at AIl India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh. The institute claims that more than 5000 golden cards for the scheme were made by it. The beneficiaries of the scheme are from a dozen states of the country including Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh (UP).
On completion of two years of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, a programme was organised at the institute on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion, the director of AIIMS Rishikesh, Ravi Kant said that the objective of the schemes run by the central and state governments is to provide free treatment to poor and needy people. He said that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is the largest health care scheme in the world. He said that those who do not have the golden card of the scheme can get their cards made at AIIMS Rishikesh. The director said that a separate counter has been set up in the Ayushman department of AIIMS for making golden cards.