The ministry termed such media reports ”misleading and incorrect”.
The National Health Authority CEO was here on Monday to review the flagship Ayushman Bharat and Ayushman Sangam with health authorities of all eight NE states. In the meeting, all state representatives aired concerns about connectivity of remote inhabitation in the northeast region.
In his Independence Day speech on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that every poor of the country knows the importance of Ujjwala to Ayushman Bharat.
At present, the vaccine beneficiaries are required to touch the scanner for iris-based authentication and also submit their fingerprints.
India has so far registered about 20% of the eligible 500 million people, due to lack of public awareness of the scheme and low private sector participation
Around 26 Lakh people have availed treatment so far in several hospitals across the country under the scheme since its launch in September last year.
A formal MoU was signed between AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria and NHA Deputy CEO Dinesh Arora on September 25.
The National Highways Authority of India will start the sale of tax-free bonds on Thursday, December 17 with a plan to raise Rs 10,000 crore. The issue closes on December 31.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approved a proposal to restructure the premium payment for GMR Infra to widen a 555-km highway stretch between Kishangarh and Ahmedabad.