Ayushman Bharat: PGI adjudged best performer in UT category

Chandigarh, September 25

In a first, the PGI here has bagged the top award in the best performing UT category under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) for the period October 2020 to August 2021.

The PGI had implemented the scheme in October 2018. Under the scheme, a total of 26,250 patients have been treated to date.

The announcement of the award was made during the inaugural function of the third anniversary of the scheme being celebrated by the National Health Authority under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated and chaired the inaugural session of Aarogya Manthan 3.0 to mark the third anniversary of the scheme.

The scheme aims at helping economically vulnerable Indians who are in need of healthcare facilities. It plans to make secondary and tertiary healthcare completely cashless. The PM Jan Arogya Yojana beneficiaries get an e-card that can be used to avail services at an empanelled hospital, public or private, anywhere in the country. — TNS

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