Ayushman Bharat Scheme Current Affairs, GK & News
National Digital Health Mission
The Government of India recently approved the Health Data Management Policy of the National Digital Health Mission. It sets out minimum standard for data privacy protection to be followed to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The policy is to act as a guidance document across the National Digital Health Ecosystem. About National Digital ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aadhaar • Ayushman Bharat Scheme • National Digital Health Mission • National Health Authority • Telemedicine
J&K announces New Universal Health Insurance Scheme
Recently, the Jammu & Kashmir government has announced a Universal health Insurance scheme on the lines of the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat. The scheme will cover the entire population of the Union territory (UT). The annual expenditure of the scheme is Rs 123 crore. Highlights of the scheme The scheme was announced by Lt Governor Manoj ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Ayushman Bharat Scheme • Jammu and Kashmir • Universal Health Insurance Scheme • Universal Healthcare
How important is ‘Privacy’ in the new National Digital Health Mission?
The draft of NDMH’s Health Data Management Policy that looks forward to inducting all necessary data privacy measures as part of the digitization of the healthcare system has been released recently by the National Health Authority (NHA) for public opinion. National Digital Health Mission The National Digital Health Mission is a flagship program of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ayushman Bharat Scheme • National Digital Health Blueprint • National Health Authority • National Health Mission • NHA
Highlights: Ayushman Bharat scheme to be expanded to non-poor people
The Union Government is planning to extend the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ to cover the non-poor population in the country. The government is also mulling the possibility of bringing all the existing health insurance schemes under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. About Ayushman Bharat Scheme This scheme was launched by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ayushman Bharat Scheme • Health Ministry • PM-JAY • PMBJP • pradhan mantri jan arogya yojana
Ayushman Bharat: 50 Crore poor eligible for testing and treatment
On April 5, 2020, Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan announced that over 50 crore vulnerable and poor citizens are eligible under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat). Highlights Under Ayushman Bharat, the testing for the poor and vulnerable, (that is the citizens eligible to claim benefits under the scheme) has been made free. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aayushman Bharat • Ayushman Bharat Scheme • Ayushman Bharat Yojana • COVID-19 testing • ICMR • Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana • SECC • Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC)