Rs. 1200 Crore allocated for 1.5 Lakh health and wellness Centres National health protection Scheme to provide Hospitalisation cover to over 10 Crore poor and vulnerable families The Government today announced two major initiatives in the health sector, as part of Ayushman Bharat programme. The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs while presenting the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament here today said that this was aimed at making path-breaking interventions to address health holistically, in primary, secondary and tertiary care systems, covering both prevention and health promotion.
The initiatives are as follows:- i) Health and Wellness Centre:- The National Health Policy, 2017 has envisioned Health and Wellness Centres as the foundation of India’s health system. Under this 1.5 lakh centres will bring health care system closer to the homes of people. These centres…
