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Dr. Supongmenla addressing the participants during the sensitisation programme on Ayushman Bharat Divas-PMNHPM in the DC’s office, Peren, on April 27.[/caption]
Dimapur, April 28 (EMN): District Health Society, Peren, has organised a one-day sensitisation programme for village councils, ASHAs and ANMs on Ayushman Bharat Divas- national health protection mission (PMNHPM) at the DC’s office, New Peren district headquarters on April 27.
The government of India has approved Ayushman Bharat Divas-PMNHPM to provide health protection to over 10 crore poor, deprived rural families, and identified occupational categories of urban workers families as per the latest Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) data, both rural and urban beneficiaries.
To make the programme a success, it is critical to reach the targeted beneficiaries effectively and inform them about the scheme and their entitlements. As a first step, identification and additional information collection drive is being initiated on April 30 as Ayushman Bharat Divas during the village council meeting.
PMNHPM will have a defined benefit cover of INR 5 lakhs per family per year (on a family floater basis). This will enable to take care of almost all secondary care and most of tertiary care procedure. To ensure that nobody is left out, there will be no cap on family size and age in the mission. The scheme is entitlement based and entitlement of the beneficiary is decided on the basis of family being figured in SECC database.
The programme was chaired by Dr. Denis Hangsing, CMO, and Dr. Supongmenla, deputy CMO, was the resource person. She highlighted about the scheme and explained what needs to be done and also the roles and responsibilities of the ASHAs and ANMs.
The participants included village council chairmen, ASHAs of all the villages under Peren district, ANMs of all the health units, block program managers, ASHA coordinators.
Copies of beneficiaries list were given to all the village councils and were asked to call a toll free number and punch activation code and confirm that they received the beneficiary list. Altogether 215 people attended the programme.
