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Ayushman Bharat scheme benefits more than 1,000 patients in less than 24 hours: report

Updated : September 25, 2018 11:02 AM IST

Maximum cases were being reported from Chhattisgarh and Haryana, followed by Jharkhand, Assam and Madhya Pradesh.

Close to 98 percent of the beneficiaries have already been identified: report

In less than 24 hours of the Ayushman Bharat launch, more than 1,000 patients have availed the benefits of the health insurance scheme across the country, Times of India reported.

Maximum cases were being reported from Chhattisgarh and Haryana, followed by Jharkhand, Assam and Madhya Pradesh, official sources told the newspaper.

A newborn baby girl in East Singbhum Sadar Hospital in Jamshedpur to 22-year-old Poonam Mahto is the first beneficiary of the health programme after its official rollout.

Within hours of official rollout of the scheme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jharkhand on Sunday, at least four patients were admitted to Ranchi Institute of Medical Sciences for various treatment procedures including urology, stenting and cystoscopy, the report said.

Ayushman Bharat scheme benefits more than 1,000 patients in less than 24 hours: report

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