West Bengal to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) with health cover up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year

Key facts

• West Bengal will become the 36th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) on June 8.
• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed between the National Health Authority (NHA) and the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
• Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY provides health cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to eligible beneficiaries.
• The MoU signing ceremony will be presided over by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, J.P. Nadda, in the presence of Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, and other officials.
• The implementation is expected to extend financial protection against catastrophic health expenditure to millions of eligible beneficiaries and enable seamless portability of healthcare benefits across the country.