Letter to BS: PMJAY has not yet made a dent where it's most needed

Govt must improve the public hospitals. It cannot solely depend on partnerships with private hospitals

The editorial “Slow but steady start” (September 27) does a great analysis of how has the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana panned out in its first year. We need regular 'stock taking' of all such public schemes launched by the government. This one is particularly important as it attempts to tackle a long pending need of the nation and the society. 

"4.5 million cases of hospital treatment in the first year" is very impressive for a new scheme. It is a very large number by any standard, notwithstanding that it represents only a small percentage of the "number of possible cases