Over 23,000 beneficiaries availed benefits of Ayushman Bharat since 2018: AIIMS officials

New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Over 23,000 beneficiaries have availed of benefits under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme at AIIMS Delhi since September 2018.

The beneficiaries have availed the benefits under the scheme, with a majority of the patients seeking treatment in the departments of medical oncology, followed by ophthalmology, general medicine, orthopaedics and neurosurgery.

“A total of 23,260 beneficiaries have availed the benefits under the scheme in AIIMS. Top five specialties are medical oncology (5179), ophthalmology (4275), general medicine (3169), orthopaedics (2260) and neurosurgery (2223),” the institute said in a press release.

AB-PMJAY is a flagship scheme of the Government of India launched on the recommendation of National Health Policy 2017 to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), designed to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its underlying commitment, which is to “leave no one behind.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) on August 15, 2018.

The scheme became operational on September 25, 2018, on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. PM-JAY provides cashless access to health care services for the beneficiary.