CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the National Health Protection Scheme or “ModiCare", the government estimates the cost of insuring each family would be about ₹ 1,100.

Detailed explanation-2: -AB-PMJAY, also dubbed Modicare, which is billed as the world’s largest healthcare scheme, aims to provide free health insurance of ₹5 lakh per family to nearly 40% of the population-more than 100 million poor and vulnerable families.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate a two-day event titled “PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022” on 17th October 2022 at Mela Ground, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi. On this occasion, Shri Modi will release Rs. 16,000 Crores under the PM-KISAN flagship scheme as 12th instalment through Direct Benefit Transfer.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY): It provides financial protection to the poor for availing healthcare services at the secondary and tertiary levels.

Detailed explanation-5: -The world’s biggest health insurance scheme is set to get even bigger, with the Union budget likely to expand the coverage of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) to the non-poor segments of society, often called the missing middle.