Ayush packages not included in AB-PMJAY: Govt

The latest National Health Benefits Packages see 1,961 packages crossed 27 specialties, offering secondary and tertiary-care services to PMJAY beneficiaries, Union Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav said successful a written reply to a question successful the Lok Sabha.

All pre-existing conditions are covered from time 1 and the services see a database of predetermined procedures, covering each the costs related to treatment, helium added.

The summation of caller packages to the National Health Benefits Packages’ database is done by committees acceptable up for antithetic specialties, comprising experts from starring institutions, Jadhav said.

The committees measure the request for the inclusion of a caller package, evaluating the objective relevance, cost-effectiveness and wide interaction of the projected bundle connected diligent attraction and wellness outcomes, helium added.

The committees besides finalise the modular attraction guidelines and required documentation to usher healthcare providers and streamline the claims process.

Recommendations of the committees are reviewed by the Health Policy and Quality Assurance Division of the National Health Authority (NHA) and aft consultations with the authorities wellness authorities, the packages are finalised for inclusion successful the National Health Benefits Packages with the support of the competent authority, Jadhav said.

Ayush packages are not included successful the AB-PMJAY, helium added.

Listing the steps taken by the Ayush ministry to make consciousness and boost the popularity of the Ayush strategy of medicines among people, Jadhav said his ministry is implementing the centrally-sponsored strategy of National Ayush Mission (NAM) done authorities governments and Union Territory administrations for the improvement and promotion of the Ayush strategy of medicines successful the country, and providing fiscal assistance to them successful accordance with the proposals received successful their authorities yearly enactment plans (SAAPs).

Among different things, the ngo makes provisions for Ayush wellness and wellness centres, co-location of Ayush facilities astatine PHCs, CHCs and DHs, upgrading the existing standalone authorities Ayush hospitals, upgrading the existing government, panchayat oregon government-aided Ayush dispensaries, operation of buildings for existing Ayush dispensaries (rented/dilapidated accommodation), mounting up up to 10, 30 oregon 50-bedded integrated Ayush hospitals and supplying indispensable drugs to authorities Ayush hospitals.

The ministry has developed a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of International Cooperation successful Ayush (IC scheme) nether which it provides enactment to Indian Ayush manufacturers and Ayush work providers to springiness a boost to the export of Ayush products and services, and facilitates the planetary promotion, improvement and designation of the Ayush strategy of medicine.

It besides fosters interactions of stakeholders and marketplace improvement of Ayush astatine the planetary level, promotes academics and probe done the constitution of Ayush world chairs successful overseas countries and holds grooming workshops and symposiums for promoting and strengthening consciousness and involvement astir the Ayush strategy of medicine astatine the planetary level, Jadhav said.

As connected March 14, 541 Ayurveda colleges crossed the state were approved oregon registered by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), a statutory regulatory assemblage nether the Ministry of Ayush, helium added.

There were 3,885 Ayush hospitals successful the state arsenic connected April 1, 2023, with a combined furniture spot of 62,670.

As connected April 1, 2023, determination were 37,804 Ayush dispensaries successful the country, including 25,426 dispensaries of the Ayurveda strategy of medicine. These hospitals are providing Ayurvedic attraction to the nationalist astatine concessional rates oregon for free, Jadhav said.