Y’nagar district ranked first in PMJAY with 16K golden cards

Shiv Kumar Sharma

Tribune News Service

Yamunanagar, December 12

Yamunanagar district achieved the first rank in Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) Abhiyan in the state, generating more than 16,000 golden cards till date.

Karnal district stood second by generating 12,172 cards and Hisar is on the third place by generating 11,274 cards.

Dr Vijay Dahiya, Medical Superintendent, Mukand Lal District Civil Hospital-cum-nodal officer of Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Yamunanagar, said the district was already ranked first in providing free medical facility to the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Scheme but now it had achieved another feat in generating golden cards.

He said the target was to provide the Ayushman Bharat Scheme facility to more than 92,000 families in Yamunanagar district. As per the scheme, government hospitals and empanelled private hospitals of the district were providing cashless health facilities to the beneficiaries.

“Till date, Mukand Lal District Civil Hospital, Yamunanagar, has treated 107 patients while sub-district hospital, Jagadhri, has treated 63 patients under the scheme. Also, 14 private hospitals have been empanelled under Ayushman Bharat Scheme here and these have treated more than 100 patients,” Dr Dahiya said.

He said all government and empanelled private hospitals were generating golden cards and providing free medical facilities to the beneficiaries.

“Besides district and sub-district civil hospital, the golden card will now also be generated in community health centres (CHCs) of the district. Sadhaura CHC has already started the generation of these cards for Ayushman scheme beneficiaries,” said Dr Dahiya.

Patients Afsa and Ruby Rani, admitted to Mukand Lal District Civil Hospital, Yamunanagar, said they were satisfied with the scheme and had received satisfactory treatment free of cost under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the scheme in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on September 25, 2018. This government-funded healthcare scheme provides a cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. The scheme will target poor, deprived rural families and identify occupational category of urban workers’ families.