{"id":96078,"date":"2024-03-16T19:40:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T14:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=96078"},"modified":"2024-03-18T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:27:07","slug":"committee-for-ayushman-bharat-scheme","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/committee-for-ayushman-bharat-scheme","title":{"rendered":"Centre Forms Committee to look into Ayushman Bharat Scheme Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Context<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has announced the formation of an expert committee to review the implementation of<\/span><b> the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/ayushman-bharat-pradhan-mantri-jan-aarogya-yojana-pmjay\/#:~:text=AB%2DPMJAY%20provides%20a%20defined,and%20age%20in%20the%20scheme.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Committee On Ayushman Bharat Scheme Implementation<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Composition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The 16-member committee, chaired by <\/span><b>Dr V K Paul,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Member (Health) at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/niti-aayog-a-policy-think-tank-of-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NITI Aayog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tasks:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will oversee the progress of <\/span><b>AB-PMJAY<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in beneficiary identification, hospitalisation, and modes of implementation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100.271%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs)<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviewing the roles and responsibilities of the Centre and state in terms of scheme policy, design and implementation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To suggest measures to prevent fraud or misuse of the scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suggest ways to provide linkages with<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/national-digital-health-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)<\/b><\/a><b> and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/renaming-of-ayushman-bharat-health-and-wellness-centres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs)<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Ayushman Bharat Scheme &#8211; Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY):\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> Centrally Sponsored Scheme<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an umbrella of two major health initiatives, namely <\/span><b>Health and Wellness Centres and the National\u00a0 Health Protection Scheme.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Benefits:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insurance cover of <\/span><b>Rs. 5 lakh per family year.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefit covers almost all <\/span><b>secondary care and most tertiary care<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> procedures including <\/span><b>pre and post-hospitalisation expenses.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>No cap on family size and age<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All pre-existing conditions will be covered from day one of the policy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other Benefits:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Transport allowance per hospitalization, portable across the country and cashless benefits from any public\/private empanelled hospitals nationwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"vc_button\"><b>Also Read:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/on-budget-2023-health-in-amrit-kaal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Budget 2023: Health In Amrit Kaal<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<p><b>News Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/health\/centre-forms-committee-to-look-into-ayushman-bharat-implementation-124031501114_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Business Standard<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.136%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 1716.32%; 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