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As the Covid situation eases, hospital admissions under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) have nearly doubled in the last six months to 1.5 million per month from pre-Covid levels of around 800,000 a month.
“This number may not be sustainable but it shows that all the pent-up demand (for non-Covid treatment or elective procedures) is coming to the fore, so we are seeing a sudden surge in numbers,” said R S Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority (NHA).
With things returning to normal, the government has elaborate plans for the Ayushman Bharat scheme such as better identification of
