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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with the “1 croreth beneficiary” of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, the country’s flagship public health insurance scheme, and thanked all individuals and organizations associated with the “largest health care program in the world”.
The prime minister had a telephonic interaction with the beneficiary of Meghalaya, Pooja Thapa, who is also the wife of an Indian Army personnel.
During the course of the interaction, Thapa thanked Modi for initiating the scheme that helped her to undergo an operation free of cost, including the cost of the medications.
The prime minister wanted to Thapa a speedy recovery and also took his opinion on the ground of the implementation of the plan.
Later, through a series of tweets, he appreciated the efforts of the doctors, nurses, among others, in ensuring the regime of aid to the poor and oppressed’.
“It would be that every Indian proud of the number of Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries has crossed 1 billion rupees. In less than two years, this initiative has had a positive impact on the lives of many people. I congratulate all the recipients and their families. I also pray for his good state of health,” the prime minister’s tweet read.
This would make every Indian proud that the number of Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries has crossed 1 billion rupees. In less than two years, this initiative has had a positive impact on the lives of many people. I congratulate all the recipients and their families. I also pray for his good state of health.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 20, 2020
“I thank our doctors, nurses, health workers, and all others associated with Ayushman Bharat. Their efforts have made it the largest health care program in the world. This initiative has gained the trust of several indigenous people, especially the poor and oppressed”, he added in the second tweet.
The prime minister stressed that one of the biggest benefits of the plan is the “portability”, and he said, “the Beneficiaries can obtain top quality and affordable health care is not only the place where it was recorded, but also in other parts of India. This helps those who work outside the home or registered in a place where it does not belong to you.”
The prime minister, during the telephone interaction, he also said that he regularly used to find and maintain a chat with Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries all over the country during their official visits, but could not do so at present due to the continuous COVID-19 pandemic.
Date of update: 20 May 2020 09:50:04 IST
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