Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Delhi and West Bengal governments of failing to implement the Ayushmann Bharat Health Insurance Scheme. Talking about the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Prime Minister said, I apologize to every senior citizen above 70 years in Delhi and West Bengal that I cannot serve you. I know you are suffering but I cannot help you because the Delhi and West Bengal governments will not join the Ayushman Bharat Plan for political gain.
At an event held at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in Delhi, the Prime Minister launched a scheme to include citizens aged 70 and above under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Following this, the Prime Minister in his speech said that senior citizens in Delhi and West Bengal will not be able to get free treatment under its expansion scheme.
Projects worth Rs 128.5 billion inaugurated and foundation stone laid
After launching and laying the foundation stone of several 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 this year’s general elections, he had promised to People of help age will be included in the Ayushman Bharat health insurance plan. That guarantee is being fulfilled today.
Prime Minister Modi said that the healthier the citizens of a country, the faster the country will progress. It is based on this idea that the central government puts people’s health first and determines the five pillars of health policy. The Prime Minister also spoke about these five pillars.
- Preventive care, prevention of disease before it occurs
- Diagnose diseases promptly
- Free and cheap treatment, cheap medicines
- Small towns offer good treatment and solve the doctor shortage
- Expansion of healthcare technology
“I can’t see the helplessness of our poor brothers and sisters”
The Prime Minister said there was a time when people’s houses, land and jewelery were sold for treatment. When the poor man heard the cost of treating a serious illness, his soul trembled. The helplessness and poverty of not being able to get treatment due to lack of money can break the heart of the poor. I couldn’t see my poor brothers and sisters in such helplessness and that’s why the ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme was born.
