With the hope of keeping everyone healthy, President Draupadi Murmu virtually launched the Ayushman Bhava campaign by pressing a button on Wednesday. With this campaign, Draupadi Murmu and Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya have set the goal of universal health coverage to keep all the people associated with different states of the country healthy and fit. The inauguration ceremony and live broadcast of Ayushman Bhava campaign from the district level took place in the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay (DDU) Government Hospital auditorium. The programme was presided over by Zila Panchayat Chairperson Poonam Maurya.
On the occasion, Nikshay Mitras got citations and Ayushman beneficiaries got PVC cards. At the end of the programme, four Nikshay Mitras Rahul Rai, Arun Kumar Singh, Dr Preeti and Dr Ajit were honoured with a citation. Along with this, Ayushman PVC cards were provided to five beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Neelam Gupta, Sona Devi, Sahidunisha, Amravati Devi and Munni Devi.
In the programme, Poonam Maurya said that the Ayushman Bhava campaign will be launched from the Prime Minister’s birthday on September 17, which will be run till October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. In this 15-day campaign, all the schemes related to Ayushman Bharat will be implemented in a better way. Seva Pakhwada will start from September 17. Along with this, many welfare programmes like cleanliness campaign, Ayushman card distribution campaign, Ayushman Gram Panchayats, Ayushman fairs, blood donation and organ donation camps will be conducted. In this campaign, Ayushman cards will be made for all the eligible listed beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the district, she said, adding that with Ayushman Card, beneficiaries will get free treatment facility up to Rs 5 lakh. She appealed to all the public representatives to help all the people in the community for the successful conduct of the campaign and provide them the benefits of the schemes. MLC and district BJP chief Hansraj Vishwakarma said that under the inspiration of the PM and the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, better medical and health services are being provided to all the people of the district. Through this campaign, medical and health benefits will be provided to every person of the district.
District Magistrate (DM) S Rajalingam said that the main five components of Ayushman Bhava campaign will be Seva Pakhwada, Ayushman Aapke Dwar 3.0, Ayushman Sabha, Ayushman Fair (every Saturday), Ayushman Gram Panchayat related activities. Along with this, public welfare programmes related to Ayushman Urban (urban), screening of children etc in Anganwadi and government schools will be organised.
On this occasion, Padma Shri Prof KK Tripathi, Padma Shri Prof Saroj Chooramani and Ajgara MLA Tribhuvan Ram also presented their views on making the Ayushman Bhava campaign successful. The CMO said that all the departmental officers have been given responsibility for successfully conducting the campaign.
All preparations are being completed at the district level. Every Saturday, in the Ayushman Mela, activities related to non-communicable diseases will be organised in the first week, communicable diseases like TB, leprosy and others in the second week, mother-child health and nutrition in the third week and eye donation care in the fourth week. On this occasion, ACMO, Deputy CMO, Nodal Officer, Superintendent, Medical Officer, DPMU unit, DHEIO, doctors, DIU and other health workers were present.