New Delhi. If you have a card for free treatment up to 5 lakhs annually under Ayushman Bharat, then this news is for you. The English newspaper Indian Express has quoted the report presented by the Central Government on the demand for the grant presented in Parliament that a major change can be made in the Ayushman Bharat scheme. According to the news of the newspaper, the Standing Committee of Parliament of Health Affairs has recommended the facility of free treatment up to 10 lakhs annually under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. The Committee of Parliament says that health is spent a lot. The Committee of Parliament has also recommended reducing age under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
According to the newspaper, the Standing Committee of Parliament on health affairs has said that the age limit for the Ayushman Bharat scheme should be reduced to 60 years or more. Explain that PM Narendra Modi had promised during the Lok Sabha elections that people of all sections of 70 years or more will be provided free treatment under Ayushman Bharat if the government is formed again. He has also fulfilled this promise. At the same time, there is no age limit in Ayushman India for BPL families. The Standing Committee of Parliament says that by reducing age, the scope of Ayushman India will be increased.
The news of the newspaper suggests that the provision made in the budget for Ayushman India is being spent even less. In the year 2024, 7200 crores were given in the budget for Ayushman India. It was then revised to 6800 crores. Whereas, the expenditure was 6670 crores. This year, the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament has been kept at Rs 9406 crore for Ayushman Bharat. The reason for this is that the scope of the scheme has been increased for people of all 70 years or older. At the same time, Ayushman Bharat scheme will also be implemented in Odisha and Delhi. These states had non -BJP governments till now. Who did not implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme.