New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Friday that the Ayushman Bharat scheme has set a global standard for inexpensive and universal healthcare."More than 2 crore 60 lakh patients have received free treatment in hospitals across the country under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri- Jan Arogya Yojana," PM Modi remarked.

"Without Ayushman Bharat, it is projected that the poor and needy would have had to pay about Rs 50,000-60,000 crore for the same therapy. Patients have received all benefits, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery, at no cost "he added..

PM Modi, who was virtually inaugurating the second campus of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata, West Bengal, remarked, "The poor and middle classes lost their courage by hearing the word cancer. To help the poor break free from this vicious cycle, the country is working hard to make affordable and accessible treatment available to everyone. In recent years, the cost of cancer-treatment drugs has decreased dramatically."

"Our administration has helped save over Rs 3,000 crore for the poor and needy by controlling the pricing of over 500 medicines. We've also decreased the cost of knee implants, which has benefited our senior population in particular. This has resulted in an annual savings of Rs 1,500 crore, which has benefited citizens. The PM National Dialysis Program has provided free dialysis to 12 lakh needy people "the Prime Minister stated.

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