Union Minister Mansukh Mandviya on Monday announced that owing Prime Minister Narendra Modis contribution to the health and food sector, the centre is planning to run the Ayushman Bhava campaign on his birthday this year, on September 17.The move will ensure optimum delivery of all state-run health schemes to every intended beneficiary, including those in the last mile, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.“This year on the occasion of PM Modis birthday we will take up the Ayushman Bhava programme to ensure optimum delivery of all state-run health schemes to every intended beneficiary, including those in the last mile,” Mandaviya said.#WATCH | Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya says This year on the occasion of Prime Minister Modis birthday, we will take up the Ayushman Bhava programme from September 17. Under this campaign, we will promote health target services and raise awareness among people to… pic.twitter.com/ghyzKdVELh— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2023How Ayushman Bhava scheme will help peopleAccording to a statement from Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, the camps will be set up under the scheme, in which 60,000 people will be given Ayushman Bharat cards.“The camps will be set up, for 60,000 people we will give Ayushman Bharat cards. In the coming days we will run this program more frequently for better saturation of healthcare services and programmes,” he added.Apart from this, another scheme called, “Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)” is one of the worlds largest health protection schemes which provides health coverage worth ₹5 lakh per beneficiary family per annum.Ayushman Bhava mela will be organisedWhile talking to ANI, the union minister said that for the smooth conduction of the scheme the Centre has decided to organise Ayushman Mela at over 1,17,000 health and wellness centres where all the poor and middle class people will be diagnosed and treated. Apart from this, all block-level hospitals and medical colleges will also organise health camps on their premises.#WATCH | Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya says We have decided that under the Ayushman Bhava campaign, we will organise Ayushman Mela at over 1,17,000 health and wellness centres where all the poor, and middle-class people will be diagnosed and treated. All… pic.twitter.com/yGOlK3acE1— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2023In addition to this, Swacchta Abhiyaan will be also run at healthcare institutions across the country including hospitals and dispensaries. He also asserted that the government is aiming to eliminate the Tuberculosis by 2025.
