Tag: J&K Health Scheme

##  Entire J&K population under Ayushman Bharat ambit, says LG Sinha ##
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## Entire J&K population under Ayushman Bharat ambit, says LG Sinha ##

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha brought the entire population of the Union Territory under a health scheme that will run in convergence with the existing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) of the central government.The LG launched the J&K Health Scheme with an aim to provide universal health benefits for which the annual financial implications would be Rs 123 crore.In his maiden press conference at Raj Bhawan, after he took over as the Lieutenant Governor, Sinha said, “It is probably the first of its kind health scheme in the country.”He urged people to pitch in ideas for giving a suitable name to the health scheme.The Lt Governor was flanked by BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Atal Dulloo Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education;