by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 17, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
“The ESIC provides free treatment to around 3.77 crore families, which means around 18 crore individuals, in 165 hospitals and over 1,500 dispensaries in the country. They are also provided treatment in around 2,000 empanelled hospitals. We have now decided to provide...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 11, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
J P Nadda,Union Health Minister “There were three states – Odisha, Delhi and West Bengal – where the Ayushman Bharat scheme was not implemented. However, the scheme came into operation in Odisha and Delhi after the change of government in these...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 11, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
“Now, every elderly member of a family above the age of 70, regardless of income, is entitled to free treatment. In Varanasi alone, nearly 50,000 Vaya Vandana cards have already been distributed to the elderly. This number is not just a figure — it is a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
The ED, agency sources said, suspects that “proceeds of crime” were generated through systematic “fraud” within the Ayushman Bharat scheme through “manipulation” of hospital empanelment and processing of “fake” claims...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2025 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Policy, Technology
More than 8.9 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 1.26 lakh were authorised under AB-PMJAY since its inception till March 1, 2025, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said New Delhi: Except for West Bengal, all states and Union Territories across the nation have been...
