Ayushman Bharat Abhiyan

One of the biggest significator of a high standard of living can be none other than good health, and for this reason entirely, on the first of February 2018, our Finance minister, Shri Arun Jaitley announced Ayushman Bharat Abhiyan. The world’s biggest government-funded health care program for the financially unprivileged.
Ayushman Bharat Abhiyan consists of two components; the first is the health and wellness center. This program envisions 1.5 lakh clinics throughout India that will provide comprehensive health care and free essential drugs and diagnostic services. The fund allocated for this is 1200 crore. There is a possibility of private sectors being involved as well. The second component is called the National Health Protection Scheme. It foresees a protection of up to 5-lakh per year for 10 crore vulnerable families all over India, which adds up to an estimate of 50 crore people; the fund being allotted for this component being 2000 crore. And to further enhance the accessibility of quality medical education and healthcare, 24 new government medical colleges and hospitals will be set up. Another way this Abhiyan will contribute would be by the generation of lakhs of jobs all over India, especially for women.
The above initiative will play a critical role in helping our country meet its social development goals by focusing on the bottom 40% of India’s population, leading to an India with a higher health index and happier citizens.

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