Jammu, Jan 28 (KNO): Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, on Thursday said that over 22 lakh people have so far applied for the golden card under newly launched Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana(AB PMJAY) SEHAT scheme in various districts across J&K.
While talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Atal Dulloo said that before the launching of Sehat scheme, only people in the deprived category under the socio-economic census could have availed the facility, however, under Sehat scheme every J&K resident is being covered under Rs 5 lakh health insurance.
There are around 5.57 lakh households who were in 'deprived category' and among them, around 1.7 lakh households which counts for around 65 per cent of total households have already received the golden cards.
After launching of Sehat scheme around 22 lakh people have applied for golden cards and over 4 lakh golden cards have been generated besides around 3000 persons have also availed the benefit.
Duloo said around 5500 common service centres have been activated and over 50,000 people register every day.
"To register only ration ticket and Adhaar card is required. People must cooperate so that everyone will get benefit under this scheme," he said.
On shortage of doctors in various hospitals mainly in PHCs and sub-centres, Dullo said that recently 612 doctors were appointed and once they will join, it will mitigate the issue.
On healthcare workers reluctance to take Covid vaccine, he said that no case of any major reaction has been witnessed in J&K since January 16.
On government's preparation in dealing with increased risk of heart attacks, Dullo said that department is ready and all CMOs have been directed to be ready to face any such eventuality.
"We have directed the department to train doctors on how to resuscitate patients at emergency resuscitation centres of the hospital," he said—(KNO)