West Bengal will implement the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme from August 16, with around 1.5 crore families, comprising nearly six crore people, expected to be covered, West Bengal health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee said on Friday, while promising a major overhaul of the state’s healthcare system.
Stating that the day will be observed as ‘Ayushman Diwas’, Mukherjee said the launch would mark a “new chapter” for the state, alleging that people had been deprived of several central welfare schemes, including Ayushman Bharat, over the past 15 years.
The minister was referring to the public policies followed by the erstwhile Mamata Banerjee administration in the state.
Mukherjee said the launch of the scheme would bring the people of Bengal under the same health-security framework as the rest of the country.
He further clarified that those who do not meet the Centre’s eligibility criteria for Ayushman Bharat would be covered by a state government’s ‘Mukhyamantri Swasthya …
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