Ayushman Bharat Diwas

(Mitesh Solanki) 

• Ayushman Bharat Divas is celebrated on 30^th April, every year in India.
• This mission has basically two goals – Promote health and wellness of poor and to provide insurance benefit to poor people.
• The scheme was launched in April-2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Scheme runs by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and wish to start 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centre by year 2022.
• Ayushman Bharat is largest health insurance cover in the World.
• Under this scheme, beneficiary family gets health cover of 5 lakh Rs.
• The beneficiaries are chosen from the Socio-Economic Census Database.
• Along with this scheme, one more scheme is Ayushman Mitra which provides employment to the unemployed.
• The youth employed under this scheme will receive salary of Rs. 15,000 and also receive incentive of Rs. 50 per beneficiary.