New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that a total of 8.59 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 1.19 Lakh Crore have been authorised under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) as on January 1, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Friday.
He also said 5.63 Crore vulnerable individuals have been screened and 1.59 Lakh new tuberculosis patients notified since the launch of the 100-day intensified TB elimination campaign in 348 districts in December last year.
Underlining that steps are taken for prevention and detection of different kinds of fraud in the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme, he said suitable actions, including de-empanelment of 1,114 hospital...