Question- It was decided to start the Prime Minister National Health Security Mission (Ayushman Bharat Yojana) in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh cabinet meeting. In this regard, which is not true in the given options?
(a) The aim of the scheme is to provide healthcare to the deprived, backward and economically weaker sections of society in the state.
(b) Families marked in the Social, Economic and Caste Census 2011, under the scheme, will get the benefit of the scheme.
(c) The State Government will provide free medical facilities to about 1.18 crore households under the scheme.
(d) The weighted total expenditure on the scheme will be borne between the Government of India and the state government in the ratio of 75:25.
Answer- (d)
Related Facts:
- In the meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet concluded on May 29, 2018, the decision to launch Prime Minister’s National Health Security Mission (‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme) with the objective of providing health security to the families of deprived, backward and economically weaker sections of the society is taken.
- The benefits of the scheme are proposed to families marked in the socio-economic and caste census, 2011, under the scheme.
- Under this scheme, the state government will provide free medical facilities to about 1.18 crore households (about 6 lakh people).
- The proposed scheme will be operated by the Government of India at the place of previously operated ‘National Health Insurance Scheme’.
This scheme will be based on eligibility and the eligible families will be provided free medical insurance facility on the basis of family flowertore per annum up to Rs 5 lakhs, through listed state and private hospitals. - The weighted total expenditure on the scheme will be borne by the Government of India and the State Government in the ratio of 60:40.
- Proposed scheme will be operated by the Health Insurance Welfare Committee (State Agency for Comprehensive Health and Integrated Services – Sachies) under the Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare.
- The implementation of the scheme will be done through the selected insurance company through e-tendering.
- To provide free medical facilities to eligible families All the state’s medical colleges, community health centers and private hospitals will be listed.
- Under the scheme, eligible families can enroll in listed state and private hospitals and get free treatment of secondary, tertiary and critical diseases up to the amount of five lakhs.
- The claims presented after treatment by temiends will be done by the respective insurance company.
- The State Government will appoint ‘Ayushman Mitra’ for recruitment of beneficiaries and other assistance in government hospitals.
- ‘Ayushman Mitra’ will act as coordination / interface between the insurance company and the government hospital.
- Useful IT based software for efficient operation, monitoring and monitoring of the scheme by the state government. The system will be developed.
Reference:
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