Bhubaneswar: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda is set to launch the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Odisha next week.
Speaking to media, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal said that Nadda will arrive in Bhubaneswar on April 10 and officially roll out the scheme the following day.
Odisha became the 34th state to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
The National Health Authority (NHA) of the Union Ministry of Health entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha on January 13.
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) will be implemented in convergence with the existing Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) in Odisha.
It will provide a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per annum with additional Rs 5 lakh for women members. A total of approximately 1.03 crore families will come under the converged scheme with 67.8 lakh families supported by the Union Government.