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.