Question : On which date the convergence of ESI scheme with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY started in 113 districts ?
(a) 10 March 2021
(b) 8 March 2021
(c) 6 March 2021
(d) 14 March 2021
Ans.(a)
Related facts
- The convergence of ESI scheme with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY started in 113 districts started on March 10, 2021.
- MoS (IC) Labour & Employment and Chairman, ESIC(Santosh Kumar Gangwar) launched this convergence.
- The convergence will ensure that 1.35 crore ESI beneficiaries of 113 districts of four States – Chhatisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra avail cashless medical services through empaneled hospitals of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY without any need of referral.
- Similarly, the beneficiaries of PM-JAY can also avail cashless treatment at 15 underutilized ESIC hospitals/Medical Colleges in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & U.P.
By — Pankaj Pandey.