Special outreach programme held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 04 2019:
Field Outreach Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GoI organised a special outreach programme on Ayushman Bharat at Manipur Press Club today.
Hawker's Union Manipur president Ajit Wangkhemcha presided the event while Operation Manager, Ayushman Bharat, State Services Imphal Sonia Khuraijam attended the programme as a resource person.
During the interaction and communication programme, the resource person said that hawkers are entitled to be enlisted in the Socio Economic Caste Census to avail benefits under Ayushman Baharat, cashless aid to entitled families for cost upto Rs 5 lakh on secondary and tertiary hospitalisation.
Special categorisation for hawkers on the State's health scheme Chief Ministergi Hakshelgi Tengbang and its benefits were also discussed during the programme.
An on-the-spot quiz was also held.