NewzVille Desk
The Government of West Bengal is all set to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) today, the world’s largest publicly funded health assurance scheme. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the scheme in the State will be signed between the National Health Authority (NHA), under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
With the signing of the MoU, West Bengal will become the 36th State/Union Territory in the country to implement AB PM-JAY.
The development marks a major milestone in the journey towards achieving equitable and accessible healthcare for all citizens across the nation.
The MoU signing ceremony will be presided over by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, J.P. Nadda, in the august presence of the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari; Pratap Rao Jadhav, Hon’ble Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Ayush; Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers; Punya Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary and Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Chief Secretary, West Bengal, and other senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Health Authority and Government of West Bengal.
