- Centre's national flagship programme Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) will be launched in Jammu and Kashmir on Ist of December.
- In this regard, J&K chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam reviewed the preparedness for formal roll-out of AB-PMJAY with all chairpersons of the District Implementation Units, through video conferencing in Jammu.
- Subrahmanyam directed all deputy commissioners to take up awareness campaigns in their respective districts. He said, arrangements should be made for distribution of golden cards and Prime Minister's personal letter along with other relevant material on the scheme to every individual family.
- The insurance coverage under AB-PMJAY will be 5 lakh rupees per family per annum. Every family noted in the socio-economic caste census (SECC) database will be entitled to claim the benefits under the scheme, with an estimated 6,13,648 families and 31,50,959 individual beneficiaries to be covered in J&K state.
Published On : 10 Nov 2018
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