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The agreement was signed by NHA CEO Dr Indu Bhushan and additional director (medical) of the hospital Dr Satendra Katoch.

Ganga Ram first hospital in Delhi to join Ayushman

The hospital signed a pact with the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Union health ministry for empanelment in the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

29 Mar 2019 2:10 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: ANI)

Clearing backlog of defence purchases to be priorities for future: Jaitley

Development of rural India and improvement of healthcare and education would be the other priority areas, says Jaitley.

16 Mar 2019 11:00 AM

The panel will create a repository of fraudulent transactions, the entities involved in such activities and their modus operandi. (Representational image)

Common list of hospitals for govt schemes

The committee is also entrusted with standardisation of data and its exchange

07 Mar 2019 1:13 AM

Ayushman Bharat is funded with 60 per cent contribution coming from the Centre and remaining from the states. (Representational Image)

Ayushman Bharat on way to become world's largest free healthcare scheme: Jaitley

The central government aims to give health insurance cover to around 50 crore poor people with Ayushman Bharat.

06 Mar 2019 6:14 PM

OM Modi flagged off the world’s first Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive at Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) campus in Varanasi. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

PM Modi launches first ever Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive in Varanasi

Accompanied by UP Governor Ram Naik and CM Yogi Adityanath, the Prime Minister also paid obeisance at the Ravidas temple here.

19 Feb 2019 12:44 PM

Govt to provide more funds for Ayushman Bharat next year: Goyal

The interim Budget presented last week has raised the allocation for Ayushman Bharat scheme to Rs 6,400 crore for 2019-2020.

08 Feb 2019 11:54 AM

'...It’s great to see how many people have been reached by the program so far,' Bill Gates said. (Photo: File | AP)

Bill Gates congratulates Indian govt for Ayushman Bharat scheme

This came after Health Minister informed that 6,85,000 beneficiaries have availed free health care in just first 100 days of the scheme.

17 Jan 2019 4:45 PM

Mamata Banerjee also accused the Union government of making 'false claims' about crop insurance benefits to the farmers. (Photo: File | ANI)

‘PM politicising health scheme’: Mamata pulls out of Ayushman Bharat

TMC govt has written to Centre to notify about its decision to withdraw from the scheme, a top govt official said..

10 Jan 2019 9:19 PM

Aadhaar savings can fund 3 schemes of the size of Ayushman Bharat: Jaitley

The Digital Dividend Report prepared by the World Bank estimates that India can save Rs 77,000 cr every year by the use of Aadhaar.

07 Jan 2019 11:15 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: Twitter | @ANI)

Need GST Council like federal institution in healthcare, farm sector: Jaitley

As many as 3 lakh poor people have benefited from Ayushman Bharat health scheme in the last one-and-a-half months.

29 Nov 2018 12:19 PM

The government had targetted an average monthly GST collection of over Rs 1.10 lakh crore this fiscal.

Flagship social security schemes facing cash crunch

Govt is already committed to spend over Rs 35,000 crore this fiscal for the poor and farmers across the country.

19 Nov 2018 11:19 AM

Kumbh Mela to highlight programmes of BJP govt

CM Yogi Adityanath is turning the Kumbh into a mega event and has said that over 15 crore people will visit the Mela next year.

28 Sep 2018 1:27 AM

Ayushman Bharat is PR stunt, says Ashok Chavan

Chavan claimed that the BJP government had consistently cut spending on healthcare over the course of its three years in office.

25 Sep 2018 3:55 AM

'We (BJP) say put an end to insecurity among people, but they (opposition) want removal of Modi. The opposition has no specific agenda, no neta (leader) and no neeti (policy). Their only programme is removal of Modi as they are suffering from Modi phobia,' the BJP President said. (Photo: File)

Opposition parties suffering from 'Modi phobia', says Amit Shah

All partners of the BJP in the NDA are united and serious about transforming India as the number one country in the world, Shah said.

24 Sep 2018 4:33 PM

PM Narendra Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI )

PM Narendra Modi rolls out ‘game-changer’ health scheme for 50 crore people

The erstwhile government did not realise that the poor have self-respect and dignity, Mr Modi claimed.

24 Sep 2018 1:38 AM

Ayushman Bharat a great idea

The scheme may cover about 40 per cent of the population to begin with.

24 Sep 2018 1:16 AM

The flagship scheme will provide a coverage of Rs five lakh per family annually. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

PM Modi launches biggest govt health plan ‘Ayushman Bharat’

Apart from the health scheme, PM Modi also launched 10 health and wellness centres in Jharkhand.

23 Sep 2018 2:12 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday laid foundation stones for 36 schemes worth Rs 87.57 crore in Gorakhpur.

Yogi Adityanath lays foundation stone for 36 schemes in Uttar Pradesh

Adityanath also assured that those families, who did not receive their ration cards so far, will get it very soon.

23 Sep 2018 1:27 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he would inaugurate the first airport in Sikkim at Paykong on Monday and that it will improve connectivity, benefitting the people of the state. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi to inaugurate Sikkim's first airport tomorrow

At present, the nearest airport from Sikkim is located 124 km away in Bagdogra in West Bengal.

23 Sep 2018 12:41 PM

The government is working on a proposal to launch a 'health television channel' with a view to promoting health and nutrition on a mission mode, making it a people's movement, Niti Aayog member V K Paul said.

Govt may launch TV channel dedicated to health, nutrition: Niti member

It will supplement the ambitious healthcare scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, earlier named as Ayushman Bharat.

23 Sep 2018 12:33 PM

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