CENTRAL GOVT OWES RS 249-CR TO PUNJAB UNDER AB-MMSBY: BALBIR SINGH
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 1-
Setting the record straight on the Ayushman Bharat Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojna (AB-MMSBY), Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday made it clear that there has been no diversion of central government funds, and rather, the Central Government owes Punjab Rs 249 crores under the scheme.
The Health Minister was addressing a press conference at Punjab Bahwan here to clear all the facts about the AB-MMSBY so that people should know the truth.
Launched on August 20, 2019, AB-MMSBY (AB-MMSBY) provides an entitlement-based cashless health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year. Punjab has made significant progress under the scheme, covering 44.99 lakh families and empaneling 772 hospitals - 210 public, 556 private, and six central government hospitals. The budget is shared between the Central and State Governments in a 60:40 ratio only for 16.65 lakh Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) families, while the state bears the budget for the remaining over 28 lakh families.