Chhattisgarh has registered the highest numbers of hysterectomy or the surgical removal of uterus, across India between September 2018 and 2019, claimed the Ayushman Bharat or the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) annual report released by National Health Authority.
According to the report, over 75 per cent of all hysterectomy claims under PM-JAY have been generated by six States namely Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Among these States, in Chhattisgarh 21.2 per cent claims were registered, while in Uttar Pradesh-18.9 per cent, Jharkhand-12.2 per cent, Gujarat-10.8 per cent, Maharashtra- 9.0 per cent and Karnataka- 6.6 per cent claims were registered.
“In Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, the majority of claims were submitted by private sector hospitals, while the claims are more evenly distributed between public and private hospitals in other States,” the report observed.
It is also noted that in UP, Arunachal Pradesh and Haryana hysterectomy as percentage of all hospitalisation in female is higher than other states (more than 5 percent), the report stated.
Notably, Ayushman Bharat or the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23 last year and after completion of its one year the report was released.