⇒ Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated and chaired the inaugural session of Aarogya Manthan 3.0 to mark the third anniversary of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana scheme for its three years successful implementation across the country.
The National Health Authority has organized a four-day hybrid (physical and virtual) event Aarogya Manthan 3.0, from 23-25 September and 27 September 2021.
Theme:
The theme of the program was ‘Service and Excellence’.
NHA’s Annual Report:
The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare also released the third edition of the NHA’s Annual Report 2020-2021 along with the Lessons Learnt Booklet.
‘Ayushman Utkrishta Puraskaar’:
During the event, the Health Minister gave the ‘Ayushman Utkrishta Puraskaar’ award to the best performing AB PM-JAY States/ UTs for efficient implementation of the scheme.
The awards were distributed to the States in the category of top-performing PMAM, top-performing CSC State lead, top- performing Public Hospitals, best performing states and best-performing states in gender equity.
Important Award Winners:
Best Performing State/Union Territory category for the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana:
The period considered for the award was October 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
Segment 1: State with highest proportion of households with at least one Ayushman card
Large State: Chhattisgarh
Small State: Manipur
Union Territories: Puducherry
Segment 2: State with Highest Hospitalization Rate
Large State: Kerala
Small State: Meghalaya
Union Territories: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
About AB PM-JAY:
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY was launched on 23rd September 2018 from Ranchi by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with the vision to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC).