The Ayushman Bharat - Jan Arogya Yojna will be launched on September 28 in Uttar Pradesh, benefiting 1.18 crore families of the state. This scheme would create over 2000 new jobs besides providing medical services. The health minister said that the treatment of 1,350 diseases will be covered along with the expenses on medicine and medical tests including X-ray, MRI, and ultrasound under this scheme.
It will also entitle the treatment of serious ailments like heart attack and cancer. He further added that the financial burden on the scheme would be borne by both the Central and State governments in 60:40 ratio.
