Government has decided that under Ayushman Bharat Yojana, if one of the family member has an Ayushman card, then other members of the family shall be entitled to free treatment. On being admitted to hospital for Covid treatment, Collector will ensure Ayushman card is prepared. Package rates increased by 40 percent: Government has increased rates of Ayushman Bharat package by 40 per cent so that private hospitals can treat Covid patients well under this scheme. These rates include room rent, food, checkups, consultation fee, paramedical fee etc.

 

The State Government will give Rs 5000 as diagnostic advanced to every person who is receiving treatment under the scheme. Under Ayushman Bharat Yojana, Rs 5,000 are given to each eligible family. After implementation of this scheme, a total of 60,915 beds will be available in private and Government hospitals for treatment of Covid to beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the State. Of these 37,159 beds will be available in Government hospitals, 3,675 beds in contracted hospitals and 20,081 beds in private hospitals contracted under Ayushman Bharat. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was addressing Corona Control Core Group through video-conferencing from his residence on Thursday.

 

In the meeting, CM Chouhan directed that vaccination of persons above 18 years should continue as per availability of vaccine. Along with this, vaccination of persons above 45 years should also continue as before. Availability of beds has increased due to large number of discharges. A district-wise review found that a large number of corona patients are being discharged from hospitals in districts, leading to increased availability of beds. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan instructed to increase ICU beds.