Part of: GS-Prelims and GS-II: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health
In News: Ayushman Bharat PMJAY – the world’s largest healthcare scheme, has coompleted three years.
Aim: To make path-breaking interventions to address health holistically, in primary, secondary and tertiary care systems
Objective: Prevention + Promotion (Health & Wellness)
Two major initiatives:
The program is centrally sponsored under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It is jointly funded by both the Central government and the states.
National Health Agency has been constituted as an autonomous entity for effective implementation of PMJAY in alliance with state governments.
News Source: PIB
