The Delhi government has directed more than 110 hospitals to implement the Ayushman Bharat Yojana at the earliest. The source said the Department of Health & Family Welfare in the Delhi government on Friday issued an advisory directing the implementation of the healthcare scheme and also stating the guidelines for the same in 110 hospitals.
As part of the initiative, a copy of the contract letter has been sent to these hospitals to enter into an agreement with the Delhi government. The source said the hospitals have been asked to sign the agreement as soon as possible so that the beneficiaries of Ayushman Yojana do not face any problems in availing healthcare services. Along with this, the guidelines for implementation have also been shared with all the associated hospitals.
The previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government did not implement the BJP-led NDA government’s flagship healthcare scheme in the national capital. The BJP-led Delhi government inked an MoU with the Centre on April 5 to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the city. With this, Delhi has become the 35th state/Union Territory to implement the health insurance scheme.
The Ayushman Bharat scheme provides free and cashless treatment for 1,961 medical procedures across 27 specialties, covering the costs of medicines, diagnostic services, hospitalisation, ICU care, surgeries and more.
Under the scheme, eligible families in Delhi will receive annual health coverage of up to `10 lakh — `5 lakh from the Centre and an additional `5 lakh as a top-up from the Delhi government.
The BJP, which came to power in Delhi in February after a gap of more than 26 years, approved the implementation of the scheme at its first cabinet meeting held right after Gupta and six of her ministers took the oath of office on February 20.
