New Delhi: News Minister Union Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a health card Ayushman Capf scheme at the national level by submitting the card to the National Security Guard personnel (NSG) in Delhi.
Shah also submitted a health card to the NSG for distribution to personnel.
This scheme has been designed to cover all the personnel who serve and their dependents from seven Central Armed Police forces (CAPF) under the Ministry of Home Affairs – Assam rifles, border security forces, Central Industrial Security Forces, the power of the central reserve police, Indo-Tibet border, Indo-Tibetan Police Border, National Security Guard and Sashastra Seema Bal.
The distribution of around 35 lakh cards will be completed next month.
The interior minister has launched this scheme based on pilots in Assam this January to provide health care services to all of their CAPF and dependent personnel.
Health card distribution will be carried out in all capfs from Tuesday and the number of distributed cards will be displayed on the MHA website every day.
“Pan-India Roll Out of the Ayushman scheme for CAPF will provide unlimited access to health care services for all CAPF personnel who serve and their dependents anywhere in the country at the Empaneled AB PM-Jay Hospital and CGHS.
Capf and family personnel They will now be able to take advantage of inpatient health facilities and non-toxic outpatient in all empalanel hospitals under Ayushman Bharat PM-Jay or CGHS, “said a government statement.
To enable seamless services to the beneficiaries of CAPF, NHA has created the right mechanism with a dedicated toll line that is dedicated 14588, online complaints management systems, and strict fraud and control systems, prevention and control.
“” As part of the celebration ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ was decided to distribute 7.5 lakh health cards to the beneficiary of CAPF in December 2021.
However, the process of making health cards was accelerated and now all 35 Lakh cards will be distributed to force personnel and family members They were on December 202, “he added.