North India Statesman
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Ayushman The central government may soon make a big announcement on the Bharat scheme. It is learned that it has been recommended to increase the amount of insurance cover to Rs 10 lakh. However, nothing has been officially said by the government about this. At present, the beneficiary families of this scheme get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh.
The scheme will include all senior citizens above 60 years of age.
According to the report, the Standing Committee of the Health Parliament related to the Health Parliament has recommended to increase the amount of the scheme to Rs 10 lakh, citing a report on the demand for grant. The reason for this is said to be high cost of health care. Not only this, it has also been proposed to increase the age limit for the scheme under which all senior citizens above 60 years of age will be included in this scheme.
Earlier, the government had made senior citizens of the age of 70 as beneficiaries of this scheme. No matter what their financial condition is. The report said, ‘The committee believes that the age limit for Ayushman Vy Vandana card is 70 years and above, which should be increased to 60 years and above. ‘Without paying attention to their socio-economic situation, so that the scope of the scheme can be increased in the interest of common people.’
The expenditure is falling below the budget.
The committee has also spoken of low expenditure of the allotted budget. The report said that Rs 7200 crore was allocated for FY 2024, which was reduced to Rs 6800 crore. While the actual cost was only Rs 6670 crore. The budget allocation for the financial year 2025 was Rs 7605 crore, but by January 9, the expenditure was only Rs 5034.03 crore.
