Telangana signs pact for Ayushman Bharat

Hyderabad: In the wake of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s decision that Telangana State join the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) scheme, the State government signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Health Authority. The State Health department has finalised the modalities for implementing the scheme in the State.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday directed the Health department officials to provide all the government medical services in the State as per the new rules and regulations under the Aayushman Bharat programme. Accordingly, Secretary for Health and Family Welfare SAM Rizvi issued necessary orders to the CEO of the Aarogyasri Healthcare Trust, to ensure the treatment of patients in empanelled hospitals across the State as per the converged scheme of Ayushmaan Bharat-PMJAY-Aarogyasri with immediate effect.

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