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Topic: PMJAY

CAG audit flags PMJAY ‘gaps’: Claims for treatment of the ‘dead’, several registrations on same Aadhaar

The CAG conducted a performance audit of PMJAY from September 2018 to March 2021. The report on its findings was tabled in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.

‘Want states to own scheme too’ — Ayushman Bharat health cards to have both central & state logos

PMJAY funded by central & state govts in 60:40 ratio. But until now, its health cards had only Centre’s logo, which some states had objected to. Transgenders now on PMJAY list too.

Guess govt’s second-biggest spend under tertiary healthcare scheme PM-JAY? ‘Cheap’ Covid tests

Over Rs 440 crore sanctioned to pay for Covid tests. Officials say tests were included under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana when they cost a few thousand & were less accessible.

18,606 fraudulent hospital transactions found in Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme, govt tells RS

Total penalty of Rs 29.72 crore levied against errant hospitals, 144 of which have been removed from Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana for fraudulent behaviour.

WHO flags ‘lack of regulation in pvt sector’ in Indian healthcare, lauds rise in life expectancy

Review part of WHO’s ‘Health Systems in Transition (HiT)' profiles, which are country-based reports of health systems. Low public health spend among other issues raised.

Modi govt’s Jan Arogya scheme looks at group health insurance plans to cover the uninsured

NHA invites expressions of interest from insurance firms. It will not offer monetary aid but provide them with IT systems, hospital networks among other support under PMJAY framework.

Flu data, vigilance, Aarogya Setu, Covid helpline — how NHA’s quietly leading pandemic fight

In an interview, the National Health Authority CEO says Ayushman Bharat hasn't yet had a major role in Covid crisis, but this could change if there's a surge.

Ayushman Bharat faces 7 challenges, Modi govt looks at homegrown startups for help

The Modi govt will announce launch of Start-Up Grand Challenge on October 1, when the flagship health insurance scheme PM-JAY completes a year.

The 6 developments that will determine the future of health in India — Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

The launch of the govt’s flagship programme Ayushman Bharat & other developments gave a booster shot to India's healthcare in 2018.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.