Ayushman Bharat scheme

February 14, 2025 5:14 PM

Union Minister Virendra Kumar distributes PPE kits and health cards to sanitation workers in Jammu

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, visited Jammu on Friday to promote the Ministry’s key welfare schemes in the Union Territory. During the visit, Kumar distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits and Ayushman Bharat health cards to Sewer and Septic Tank. The NAMASTE scheme is a flagship initiative aimed at enhancing the safety, dignity, and social-economic status of Safai Karamcharis, particularly those engaged in sanitation work. The scheme focus...

February 4, 2025 9:14 AM

World Cancer Day: Ayushman Bharat Yojana proving game changer in treating cancer patients

World Cancer Day is celebrated every year on February 4 to raise awareness about cancer, and the Ayushman Bharat scheme, launched by the Narendra Modi-led Central government in 2018, is emerging as a transformative initiative in the fight against this disease. The primary goal of celebrating World Cancer Day is to raise awareness about cancer and encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment at the earliest as a large number of people in the country and across the world and to reduce death...

August 9, 2024 4:00 PM

Govt surpasses target for Ayushman Arogya Mandirs with 173,881 centers operational

The Central Government has exceeded its goal for setting up Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), with 173,881 centers now in operation as of July 31. This program, which began in February 2018 under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, originally aimed to establish 150,000 health and wellness centers by December 2022. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, shared this update in a written report to the Lok Sabha. These AAMs, which involve upgrading existing Sub-Health Centres ...