Outreach prog on Ayushman Bharat held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 07 2019:
A one day special outreach programme on Ayushman Bharat was organised by the Field Outreach Bureau (FOB), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GoI, Imphal at Imphal College today.
A statement issued by field publicity officer, FOB stated that during the communication and information dissemination programme on Ayushman Bharat, the criteria, eligibility, procedure and benefits were discussed with the students of the College.
Speaking as a resource person on the occasion, Khuraijam Sonia, Operation Manager, Ayushman Bharat, Health Services, GoM, Imphal explained on Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
She informed that card holders can avail free treatment of secondary and tertiary hospitalization for expenditure upto 5 lakh per entitled family in district hospitals and empaneled private hospitals.
She also talked about CMHT scheme, which provides expenditure in medical treatment upto Rs 2 lakh for poor families, widows and disabled.
Later, a quiz competition was also held on the same theme, it said.