The National Health Authority (NHA) and the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment recently signed a MoU.
It aims to providing the holistic health services to transgender persons under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
The holder of the Transgender Certificate, issued by the National Portal for Transgender Persons across the country, will get the benefit of all health facilities.
All the empanelled hospitals of AB-PMAJY will provide free treatment to transgenders where special packages will be available.
Under AB-PMAJY, every eligible person gets a health insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh every year.