Expecting a rebound in health services: Ayushman Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan

The scheme was launched in September 2018 and every quarter we were going up in a big way, says CEO Bhushan

As Covid-19 cases decline in the country, the Ayushman Bharat or the PM-JAY scheme is looking at a comeback to the pre-pandemic level soon. In an exclusive interview, Ayushman Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan spoke to Nivedita Mookerji on the Covid stress, vaccine hesitancy, National Digital Health Mission and expectations from the Union Budget among other things. Edited excerpts:

Has Ayushman Bharat met the target set for it?

It has been a difficult period for almost last one year. The scheme was launched in September 2018 and every quarter we were going up in a big way. By the third or fourth quarter