AYUSHMAN BHARAT-NATIONAL HEALTH PROTECTION MISSION (AB-NHPM)


  1. It is the world's largest government-funded healthcare programme.

  1. The ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) aims to provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10 crore poor families.

  1. The scheme aims to target the poor, deprived rural families and identified the occupational category of urban workers’ families.

  1. It will be as per the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data.

  1. The first 'health and wellness centre' has been inaugurated in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

  1. Initially, it will be launched on a pilot basis in some states.

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