ED raids Himachal Cong MLA, others in Ayushman caseThe Enforcement Directorate raided 19 locations in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Delhi, including premises of Congress MLA RS Bali, private...
01 Aug, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
Union health ministry allocated Rs 90,958.63 cr in 2024-25 budgetThe Union health ministry receives a budget increase to Rs 90,958.63 crore for 2024-25. Customs duty exemptions on three cancer drugs annou...
23 Jul, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Budget 2024: Healthcare cover under Ayushman Bharat to be extended to ASHA, anganwadi workersFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that healthcare cover under the Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme will be extended to all Accr...
01 Feb, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
Modi government has brought us close to Ram Rajya, says Nirmal Jain, Founder, IIFL GroupNirmal Jain, Founder of IIFL Group, commends the transformative impact of Modi's decade-long rule, likening it to the ideals of Ram Rajya—a...
21 Jan, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
What is healthcare budget?The health sector was allocated an amount of Rs 89, 155 crore for FY23. Out of the total allocation, Rs 86,175 crore was allocated to the D...
22 Dec, 2023, 05.38 PM IST
PM Modi to launch Rs 24,000 crore scheme for empowerment of tribals on Nov 15These tribes stay in scattered, remote and inaccessible habitations, often in forest areas and hence the mission has been planned to satura...
13 Nov, 2023, 06.43 PM IST
Under PM, India moving towards universal health care with wellness centres, Jan Arogya scheme, says MandaviyaIndia is making strides towards achieving universal healthcare through more than 1.5-lakh Ayushman Bharat health and wellness centres, whic...
17 Aug, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
Ayushman Bharat: Over 20L tests, 7.25L Covid related treatments authorised from April 2020-July 2021Around 16.50 crore beneficiaries have been verified and provided with Ayushman cards. On an average, approximately 28 beneficiaries are ver...
18 Aug, 2021, 09.22 PM IST
Centre, state govt and World Bank sign $32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening ProjectThe project will strengthen the governance and the management structure of the Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW) and its subs...
25 Jun, 2021, 01.01 AM IST
ESIC beneficiaries will soon be able to utilise healthcare facilities under Ayushman BharatThe move will benefit 13.5 crore beneficiaries under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation by enabling them to use healthcare faciliti...
04 Nov, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
During lockdown, States disbursed Rs 4957 crore to two crore construction workersUnion labour ministry has directed all states on the start of the lockdown to frame a scheme under section 22 (1) (h) of the Act for transf...
23 Jun, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
Ayushman Bharat brought healthcare closer to people, with free insurance cover: BJPWith the number of 'Ayushman Bharat' beneficiaries crossing the one-crore mark, the BJP on Wednesday said the health insurance scheme has n...
20 May, 2020, 01.13 PM IST
Over 1 crore people have availed free treatment under Ayushman Bharat so far: NHAAlso, 2,132 patients have availed or are currently undergoing treatment for COVID-19 under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yo...
20 May, 2020, 12.20 PM IST
Budget 2019: Rs 62,398 cr outlay for health sector; Rs 6,400 cr earmarked for AB-PMJAYThe health outlay for this financial year saw an increase of around 19 per cent over the 2018-2019 fiscal when it was Rs 52,800 crore.
05 Jul, 2019, 04.47 PM IST
Centre invites Delhi to join Ayushman Bharat health schemeKejriwal had said that he would examine the possibility of integrating the Centres Ayushman Bharat programme with the Delhi governments hea...
28 Jun, 2019, 01.01 PM IST
Interim health budget likely to rise by 5%; 5,000 centres to come upThe budget allocation for health is likely to increase by 5% this year from Rs 52,800 crore earmarked in 2017-18.
27 Jan, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
Govt seeks help from IT biggies to make Ayushman insurance scheme fraud freeIT firms have been called on to build a shield that can identify "suspicious" PMJAY transactions.
14 Sep, 2018, 06.18 AM IST