Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked the governments of Delhi and West Bengal for failing to implement the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme. Speaking at Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Prime Minister said I apologize to all people above 70 years of age in Delhi and West Bengal for not being able to serve them. I know you are suffering, but I will not be able to help you because due to their political interests, the governments of Delhi and West Bengal will not join the ‘Ayushman Bharat Scheme’.
At an event at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in Delhi, the prime minister launched the plan to include citizens aged 70 years and above in the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Following this, in his speech, the Prime Minister said that the elderly in Delhi and West Bengal will not be able to avail free treatment under its expanded programme.
Inauguration and groundbreaking of projects worth Rs 12,850 crore
After inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of various health sector related projects worth around Rs 12,850 crore on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti and the ninth Ayurveda Day, Prime Minister Modi said that during the general elections in This year he had promised that people of 70 years and above in this country age will be included in the Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme. This guarantee is being fulfilled today.
Prime Minister Modi said that the healthier the citizens of the country, the faster the pace of progress of that country. With this thought in mind, giving priority to the health of its citizens, the Central Government has decided on five pillars of health policy. The Prime Minister also spoke about those five pillars.
- Preventive healthcare, that is, prevention before the disease occurs.
- timely diagnosis of the disease
- Free and cheap treatment, cheap medicines.
- Good treatment in small towns, eliminating the doctor shortage
- Expansion of technology in healthcare.
‘I couldn’t see the helplessness of the poor brothers and sisters’
The Prime Minister said there was a time when people’s houses, land and jewelery were sold for treatment. The poor man’s soul trembled when he heard the cost of treating a serious illness. The helplessness and poverty of not being able to receive treatment due to lack of money would ruin the poor person. I couldn’t see my poor brothers and sisters in this helplessness, that’s why the ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme was born.
