Chandigarh, Sept 19 (UNI Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that 194 government and private hospitals of the state have been taken on panel under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. It would directly benefit around 80 lakh people of the state with free medical facility upto Rs five lakh.
Mr Vij said that Haryana is the first state in the country to start this facility on pilot project basis from August 15. Under this, it was implemented in one government hospital each in all 22 districts, one ESI hospital and Medical College Hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this scheme nationwide on September 23 from Ranchi. Under this scheme 10 crore families of the country and 15.50 lakh families of Haryana will get free of cost medical facilities up to Rs 5 lakh.