Saturday, September 1, 2018
  • Chandigarh, September 1- Attaining another major achievement, Haryana has become the first state in the country to settle and release payment of the first claim under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme amounting to Rs 9000, which has been released to Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College Hospital Karnal. 
  • Mousami, a resident of village Ghisarpuri, Indri of district Karnal has become the first beneficiary under the scheme. She underwent caesarian section and delivered a healthy female child on August 17, 2018. Her golden card number PUEICYQA3 under the scheme was generated on August 15, 2018 on the same day when she was admitted in the hospital with labour pains. With this, Haryana is the state to treat the first patient under Ayushman Bharat Scheme in the country and claim amount has been paid to the treating hospital on August 31, 2018.
  • The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal has urged all stakeholders to associate whole heartedly with this healthcare initiative so that beneficiaries avail benefit under the scheme. The Chief Minister directed to ensure that sufficient stock of required medicines is available in these hospitals so that patients need not purchase it from outside.
  • The State Government launched and opened the Ayushman Bharat-Haryana Health Protection Mission in the State  from August 15, 2018 to provide cashless and paperless healthcare treatment facility to the eligible beneficiaries in the empanelled government hospitals of the State. On pilot basis, the scheme was implemented in one government hospital each in all 22 districts, one ESI hospital and Medical College Hospitals. As many as 15.50 lakhs families including 925014 rural households and 626761 urban households figures in SECC 2011 database  is entitled to claim benefit in Haryana. There are total 1350 treatment packages out of which 276 are reserved for Government hospitals.
  • It may be recalled that Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna was announced by the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi  on August 15, 2018 on pilot basis. Haryana has been the first state across the country to  launch the scheme in district government hospitals along with ESI and Medical College Hospitals across the state. The state envisages to provide maximum benefit of the scheme to all the entitled beneficiaries by generating golden cards for them. The State Government has set up a Call Centre with mobile number 6239504471 and 6239504472 to provide assistance to general public with regards to queries on the scheme. Ayushman Mitras have also been appointed in all the empanelled hospitals to help the beneficiaries till the final stage of processing of claims.  
  • Under the Ayushman Bharat-Haryana Health Protection Mission, the identified families under Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) would be provided benefit coverage of Rs five lakh. Every family figuring in the defined SECC 2011 database would be entitled to claim benefit under the scheme. Each beneficiary would be issued a card with a unique QR code and they would have to produce it in hospital they are visiting for treatment.
  • The website of Ayushman Bharat-Haryana Health Protection Mission has also been launched. The public and private sector hospitals can apply online for empanelment under the scheme by visiting the website http://ayushmanbharatharyana.in. 
  • Dr Saket Kumar, CEO Ayushman Bharat Haryana Health Protection Mission informed that Comprehensive scheme would be extended to private hospitals from September 25 onwards.