AB-PMJAY SEHAT scheme for the resident of Jammu & Kashmir will be launched by PM Modi Today

New Delhi, 26/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the AB-PMJAY SEHAT Scheme for the resident of Jammu & Kashmir. The scheme will benefit 21 lakh people on the basis of the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011. The scheme will provide free of cost insurance cover to all the residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday said that the scheme will provide universal health coverage. The scheme will also focus on providing financial risk protection.

“The government is collecting details of beneficiary families who may be missing from the SECC 2011 database. This will ensure that all beneficiaries are enrolled at the earliest so that they can avail free healthcare services,” an official told ANI.

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) is a flagship health scheme of the central government and provides a cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. It covers 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families (about 53 crore beneficiaries).