Rekha Gupta attended the Yamuna aarti, alloted berths to her six cabinet colleagues and chaired her maiden cabinet meeting. The new CM hit the ground running on her first day in office as she assumed charge within hours of taking oath on Thursday. The BJP’s Ayushman Bharat program aims to provide comprehensive healthcare, encompassing preventive, curative, and palliative aspects. This is achieved through Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) at the grassroots level and financial aid for treatments at higher levels, involving both public and private healthcare providers. The target is to establish 1,139 such centres, including the conversion of 553 existing Mohalla Clinics and the construction of 413 new ones. The second component, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), offers financial protection for secondary and tertiary care to underprivileged families. HWCs play a crucial role in raising awareness about PMJAY, screening for non-communicable diseases, and monitoring patients post-hospitalization.
