Consider the following statements The Ayushman Bharat PMJAY SEHAT Scheme aims to provide free of cos...........

Jammu and kashmir Polity and Governance

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Consider the following statements:

The Ayushman Bharat- PMJAY-SEHAT Scheme aims to provide free of cost ‘Universal Health Insurance Coverage’ up to Rs. 5 lakh per family.
Currently, Jammu and Kashmir has 76 percent of families with at least one Ayushman Golden Card.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

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Explanation:

J&K is one of the first UTs to implement the ‘Universal Health Insurance Coverage’.

The Ayushman Bharat- PMJAY-SEHAT Scheme is one of the most ambitious schemes launched by the government to provide free of cost ‘Universal Health Insurance Coverage’ up to Rs. 5 lakh per family on a floater basis in convergence with central government’s Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).

Overall, as per the latest figures, the UT has 76 percent of families with at least one Ayushman Golden Card.

More than 16.2 lakh and 38.4 lakh Golden cards have been issued to the beneficiaries under AB-PMJAY and AB-PMJAY-SEHAT respectively, in the UT of J&K.