TNPSC Thervupettagam

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

September 25 , 2018 2178 days 1053 0
  • Prime Minister launched ambitious Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), under Ayushman Bharat umbrella at Ranchi, Jharkhand (September 23).
  • The scheme aims to provide annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh to the 10.74 crore beneficiary families i.e. over 50 crore beneficiaries across India.
  • It is to be noted that Telangana, Odisha, Kerala, Punjab and Delhi (UT) are the states which have still not signed MoUs for joining this scheme.
  • It will cover beneficiaries’ families identified on the basis of Socio-Economic Caste Survey (SECC) 2011.
  • PMJAY will be funded with 60% contribution from Centre and remaining from the states.

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