Ayushman bharat a giant towards universal health care in india
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Steeped in stiff challenges as it may be at the moment, but Ayushman Bharat is now a reality. Universal Health is no longer a distant dream. Ayushman Bharat would make available healthcare services to those marginalized people who need it the most. The scheme will provide financial protection to 10.74 crore poor, deprived rural families and identified occupational categories of urban workers’ families as per the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data. Around 50 crore beneficiaries would get a benefit cover of Rs. 500,000 per family per year.
The scheme is world’s largest government funded health care both in terms of size and magnitude. The sheer volume itself raises a lot of expectations among millions of deprived people unable to meet their healthcare needs and fall into debt trap. But the scheme also gives rise to apprehensions about its successful implementation, given the current level of healthcare infrastructure and manpower availability.