New Delhi: About 2 crore poor people have been treated in the country so far under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Briefing about the health care expenses of poor families during the Corona epidemic, the Government said that so far at least 1.99 crore poor people across the country have received hospital treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The government said that Rs 24,683 crores have been spent so far.

According to national health authority (NHA) data, so far 16.20 crore eligible beneficiaries have been verified under the scheme and Ayushman Cards have been issued. The Government informed that there are 918 Health Benefits Packages (HBP) covering 1,669 procedures with corona treatment and corona testing. So far, a network of 23,000 public and private hospitals has been connected with Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) across the country.

Earlier on Tuesday, the government had informed that 20.32 lakh samples were tested for corona testing till July 25 lakhs under The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), and 7.08 lakh patients were admitted to the hospital. Giving this information in a written reply to a question in the Upper House, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharti Praveen Pawar said that public health is a State subject and response to the corona epidemic is primarily the responsibility of the State Government.

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