Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday urged the Odisha authorities to implement the Ayushman Bharat medical health insurance scheme within the state in order that beneficiaries can avail advantages of cashless hospitalisation.

Speaking to the media after taking part within the 4th annual convocation of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, he mentioned the Health Ministry has additionally written to the state authorities on this regard.

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PM-JAY) goals to realize the goal of common well being protection and supply entry to free and reasonably priced healthcare companies to the individuals residing within the remotest of the areas.

The scheme goals to offer free and cashless healthcare companies as much as Rs 5 lakh per household per 12 months to over 10.74 crore poor and weak households (over 53 crore beneficiaries) as per the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC)-2011 database.

The AB-PMJAY is applied in all states and Union territories barring West Bengal, NCT of Delhi and Odisha.

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