CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Which state has become the first Indian state to issue highest number of golden cards under Ayushman Bharat scheme? Notes: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has become the first state in India to issue highest number of golden cards under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).

Detailed explanation-2: -Ayushman Bharat Golden Card is a card through which poor people of the country can get their treatment for up to 5 lakh rupees in government and private hospitals for free.

Detailed explanation-3: -States/UTs Covered Under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme A total of 33 states/UTs in India have implemented the PMJAY scheme. The scheme is completely government-funded, and the costs are shared among the Central and State governments as per the ratio decided by the Ministry of Finance.

Detailed explanation-4: -This synergy between Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)and Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESIS) will create an ecosystem wherein ESIC beneficiaries will be able to access services at ABPM-JAY empanelled hospitals and vice versa.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ayushman Bharat –Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) to be launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in Ranchi, Jharkahnd on September 23, 2018.