50 days of Ayushman Bharat: 200,000 benefit; states okay claims of Rs 3 bn

Fifty days since the launch of Ayushman Bharat on September 25, 200,000 beneficiaries have already availed of treatment; 500,000 health cards have been distributed to date. Senior government officials say letters are being sent in regional languages to beneficiaries to espouse the notion of universal health care.

Claims worth Rs 17 billion have been received across the country. Of this, Rs 3 billion worth of claims have been approved by various states, inform government sources. 

“Most claims are from Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Chhattisgarh,” says a senior government official. UP has registered the maximum