93,448 people benefitted under Ayushman Bharat scheme in Bihar

Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday said that 93,448 people in Bihar have availed benefits under the Ayushman Bharat health scheme in the past one year.

Addressing a function here on the completion of one year of the Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Sushil Modi, who also holds charge of the Finance portfolio, said that Rs 92 crore has been spent on the treatment of 93,448 people under the scheme in the state.

He said 712 hospitals in Bihar and 16,027 hospitals in the country have been enrolled under the scheme. The DyCM said that 27.87 lakh golden cards have been given to people in Bihar.

Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey, Health Department's Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar and other senior officials were also present on the occasion.

The state government is contemplating to set up a separate "medical science university" in order to give special thrust on medical education in the state, the DyCM said.

Sushil Modi said Rs 9,622 crore has