NEW DELHI : Families earning under ₹1.8 lakh yearly in Haryana will get free health insurance under Ayushman Bharat scheme, the state government has announced. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said his government will bear the cost for all such families covered under the scheme.

"The Haryana government has decided to make the Ayushman Bharat card for the families having annual income upto Rs. 1.80 lakh. The families covered under the scheme can avail free of cost treatment worth ₹5 lakh per annum. The Haryana government will bear the entire cost for this," tweeted Anil Vij.

"People have asked how those who have an annual income of upto ₹1.80 lakh can get Ayushman Bharat card? It can be made at any "Atal Sewa Kendra". If your income is less than ₹1.80 lakh then the card will be delivered at your doorstep," he said in a subsequent tweet.

हरियाणा सरकार ने 1लाख 80 हजार रूपये तक वार्षिक आय वाले परिवारों का आयुष्मान भारत कार्ड बनाने का निर्णय लिया है । इस योजना के तहत आने वाले परिवार प्रत्येक वर्ष 5 लाख तक का मुफ्त इलाज करवा सकते हैं । इसका सारा खर्चा हरियाणा सरकार वहन करेगी । — ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) September 13, 2019

हरियाणा सरकार ने 1लाख 80 हजार रूपये तक वार्षिक आय वाले परिवारों का आयुष्मान भारत कार्ड बनाने का निर्णय लिया है । इस योजना के तहत आने वाले परिवार प्रत्येक वर्ष 5 लाख तक का मुफ्त इलाज करवा सकते हैं । इसका सारा खर्चा हरियाणा सरकार वहन करेगी । — ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) September 13, 2019

Free-of-cost treatment under the central government's flagship Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) has helped more than 39 lakh people save ₹12,000 crore since its launch in September 23 last year.

Ayushman Bharat gives a health insurance cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year. Benefits of the scheme are portable across the country and a beneficiary covered under the scheme is allowed to take cashless benefits from any public/private empanelled hospitals across the country.

Recently, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that September 23 will be celebrated as Ayushman Bharat Diwas. The fortnight of 15th - 30th September will be marked as the "Ayushman Bharat Pakhwara" where several activities will be carried out in states to generate awareness around the scheme and celebrate this gift of health to the nation.

PM-JAY provides cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service. Under this scheme there are 1,393 health benefit packages with defined rates. Over 15,000 hospitals and health care providers have been empanelled across the country to provide healthcare services as per these packages.

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