Under Ayushman Bharat Yojana or National Health Protection Scheme as a pilot project Pradhan Mantri Jan Aryogya Yojana Abhiyan (PMJAY) was launched on Saturday midnight in Chhattisgarh. The services are being provided in 325 private and 608 Government hospitals, thus total 1033 hospitals across the State, which would provide the services.
Commissioner health R Prasanna said that on day one, more than 150 cases for treatment was received by the hospitals. The beneficiaries were given the benefit of scheme. As the software is new, division level technical team has been constituted to overcome the technical problems, said Prasanna. State level monitoring is being done by the team. The technical problems faced by the hospitals would be dealt by a team arriving from New Delhi on September 17. This is to facilitate the hospitals, and they can be ease while dispersing the benefits of scheme to the beneficiaries.
Additional to it, on day one 245 persons called the 104 toll free number to seek information on the scheme. The hospitals have been registered under the scheme. The target in State of Chhattisgarh is to extend the scheme to 40 lakh families who can avail maximum upto Rs 5 lakh, as cashless treatment. The beneficiaries can derive benefit of the scheme through the smart card, Ayushman Card, Aadhar Card and ration card in the registered hospital.
Each eligible beneficiary family is being provided Ayushman Card. During treatment if the patient faces any problem, in the hospital, one ‘Ayush Mitra’ has been deputed, through him the assistance can be obtained.