EconomyPIB7 June 2026

West Bengal Set to Become the 36th State/UT to Implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY

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📌 Summary:

West Bengal is set to become the 36th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY; the National Health Authority (NHA) and the WB government will sign an MoU at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
The ceremony will be presided over by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda
AB PM-JAY provides health cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation — the world''s largest publicly funded health assurance scheme
It is implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Expected to cut out-of-pocket expenditure, enable cross-country portability of benefits, and strengthen WB''s healthcare ecosystem

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 (Governance/Social Justice) — universal health coverage, Centre-State cooperative implementation of welfare schemes.

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🔑 Key Term: Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY — a publicly funded health assurance scheme providing ₹5 lakh annual hospitalisation cover per family.

PM-JAYAyushman BharatNHAhealth insurance

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