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EconomyThe Hindu9 June 2026
West Bengal joins Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY scheme
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📌 Summary:
- West Bengal became the 36th State/UT to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) on June 8, 2026
- The National Health Authority (NHA), under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, signed an MoU with West Bengal's Health & Family Welfare Department
- Ceremony presided over by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari
- Brings the world's largest publicly funded health-assurance scheme to the last remaining major holdout State
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 (health, welfare schemes, Centre-State cooperation) – universal health coverage and cooperative federalism in scheme implementation.
📝 Prelims Facts:
- AB PM-JAY provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care
- Implementing agency: National Health Authority (NHA)
- West Bengal = 36th State/UT to join (2026)
🔑 Key Term: AB PM-JAY – flagship health-assurance scheme launched in 2018, the largest government-funded health insurance programme in the world.
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