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Govt to take an action against 68 apps, 54 websites for false info on AB-PMJAY scheme

Vikas Sharma. Dated: 12/15/2018 11:17:17 AM

VIKAS SHARMA
Jammu, Dec 14
While, more than 500,000 patients had received treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the first ten weeks after the launch, but still there are lots of complaints against some fake mobile applications and websites, who are spreading false news about this scheme.
According to the details available, the Health Ministry has identified 68 “fake” mobile applications and 54 websites spreading false news about the Government’s flagship healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat and has lodged FIR against their owners.
“Consequently, 62 out of 68 fake mobile applications have been closed and 23 out of 54 fake websites have been either blocked or shut down,” informed a top government official in health department over anonymity of his name.
“The fake entities trying to spread misinformation about Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) are being proactively monitored and in this regard, till date a list of 68 fake mobile applications and 54 websites on internet spreading false news about PMJAY has been compiled and the government has filed an FIR against such entities,” he added.
Pertinent to mention here that the Ayushman Bharat scheme was launched in September to provide cashless treatment for 500 million citizens. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) aims to cover the costs of their inpatient care.
The scheme guarantees eligible families are covered for inpatient expenses of up to Rs 5 lakh per year. It will be implemented in conjunction with existing state insurance schemes, and most states and union territories have already got agreements with PMJAY. The scheme covers inpatient care received in either public or private hospitals, using a fixed price schedule.
Another major component of the sachem is the extension of comprehensive primary health care. Existing subcentres are being upgraded to health and wellness centres across the country to deliver a wide range of services, including for maternal and child health and infectious diseases, but also for increasingly common conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes.
These centres are staffed by a new cadre of health workers and supplied with free essential medicines. This second reform is also large in scale: 150,000 health and wellness centres are due to be created over the next four years.
After the successful implementation of this scheme, all people can access quality health services when and where they need them, without suffering financial hardship, which is also one of the WHO South-East Asia Region’s Flagship Priorities.
The reforms are complemented by intensified action in public health programmes such as TB and immunisation. There is, of course, progress to build on. For example, the country has achieved a remarkable decline in maternal and child mortality through progressively increased health service coverage in recent years.
From the day PMJAY was launched, almost half of all eligible families are now covered for hospital care. There is a commitment in the National Health Policy to raise the percentage of GDP allocated to health from 1.2% today to 2.5% by 2022 that should contribute towards the cost of the reforms.