Chhattisgarh on Thursday received four national awards for its performance in Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and Dr. Khubchand Baghel Health Assistance Scheme.
Union Health Minister Mansukhbhai Mandaviya presented the awards to the state in Arogya Manthan 3.0 organized online to mark the third anniversary of Ayushman Bharat –Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana in New Delhi.
The awards were distributed in six categories by the National Health Authority, out of which Chhattisgarh scored in four categories.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo congratulated the Health Department for the excellent work, an official communication said.
Chhattisgarh has got the first place for registration of maximum number of Ayushman cards across the country through Choice Centres.
Chhattisgarh secured the top slot in the country in the registration of at least one member of each family in the state.
Sunil Kumar Kushwaha, Choice Centre Director of Kusmusa village of Bhaiyathan block of Surajpur district, came second in the country in terms of Ayushman card registration.
Giving priority to gender-equality in the state, 320,661 women were provided treatment through the scheme. Chhattisgarh ranks third in the country in it.