Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries narrate how they acquired free therapies

On November 28, in his month-to-month Mann Ki Baat radio tackle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked in regards to the Ayushman Bharat scheme. He talked about the advantages that the Ayushman Card beneficiaries are getting underneath the scheme and had a dialog with two beneficiaries. He stated, “Our health is the biggest happiness in our lives, that everyone should get this cheerful life is the essence of Ayushman Bharat.”

Got therapy and medicines with Ayushman card – Rajesh Kumar Prajapati
PM Modi talked to 2 beneficiaries of the Ayushman card. The first beneficiary was Rajesh Kumar Prajapati, who was affected by a coronary heart ailment. During the dialog, Prajapati instructed the initially medical doctors thought he had an acidity drawback and gave drugs for a similar. However, when he didn’t get higher, the native physician referred him to a specialist Dr Amresh Agarwal who did angiography and knowledgeable him that he had a blockage.
PM Shri @narendramodi talking with Shri Rajesh Prajapati Ji, who’s a beneficiary of Ayushman Bharat Yojana!#MannKiBaat (2/3) pic.twitter.com/mLpXk9T7D2— Mann Ki Baat Updates मन की बात अपडेट्स (@mannkibaat) November 28, 2021
Prajapati instructed PM Modi that due to the Ayushman card, his therapy and medicines had been free, and he didn’t need to spend a single rupee on the therapy. He stated, “Sir and this card that you have made in a very good way and for us poor people is very convenient. And how can I thank you!” 49-year-old Prajapati works at a personal agency. He had been affected by a coronary heart drawback for a very long time.
PM Shri @narendramodi talking with Shri Rajesh Prajapati Ji, who’s a beneficiary of Ayushman Bharat Yojana!#MannKiBaat (3/3) pic.twitter.com/R6WdKmc8Fv— Mann Ki Baat Updates मन की बात अपडेट्स (@mannkibaat) November 28, 2021
While telling PM how he obtained therapy at no cost, Prajapati stated, “All my treatment was done with the same card, not a single penny of mine was spent, all the medicines have also been issued through the same card.” PM Modi inspired him to inform the low-income households round him to inform about the advantages of the scheme.
Knee surgical procedure underneath the Ayushman Bharat scheme saved round three lakhs
The second beneficiary PM Modi talked to was Sukhdevi from Danadpara, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. She knowledgeable PM Modi that she obtained therapy underneath the Ayushman Bharat scheme for her broken knee from Prayag Hospital. 40-year-old Sukhdevi has been affected by arthritis since she was solely 16 years previous. Initially, she obtained therapy from quacks leading to additional injury to the knee.
PM Shri @narendramodi talking with Sukh Devi Ji!#MannKiBaat (2/2) pic.twitter.com/uAwGE50AXy— Mann Ki Baat Updates मन की बात अपडेट्स (@mannkibaat) November 28, 2021
She instructed PM Modi if there was no scheme for the therapy, she needed to spend round Rs. 3 lakh on the surgical procedure. She stated, “I have been on the cot for 6-7 years. I was praying to God to call me as I did not want to live. The doctor had told it would cost 2.5 to 3 lakh rupees for the treatment. My husband came to know about the scheme during a meeting at the school. It was because of the Ayushman card that I got my treatment for free.”
She thanked PM Modi and stated, “Thank you very much! Because of your scheme, I got cured, I got back on my feet.”
Ayushman Bharat Card
Ayushman Card is issued to the beneficiaries underneath Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which is a flagship well being safety scheme of the Government of India that gives a canopy of as much as Rs. 5 lakhs per household per 12 months. It is at present obtainable for poor and weak households protecting round 53 crore beneficiaries. It offers cashless and paperless entry to providers for the beneficiaries on the level of care. Launched on September 23, 2018, over 16.7 crore playing cards have been issued nationwide, and over 2.27 crore hospital admissions have been reported underneath the scheme to date.