About Ayushman Arogya Mandir:
- The Government of India announced in 2018 that 1.5 lakh HWCs would be created in the country by transforming existing sub-health centres and primary health centres to deliver comprehensive primary health care and declared this as one of the two components of Ayushman Bharat.
- It was decided the Centre would provide 60% of the funding and, in turn, states would follow its design manual.
- To date,61 lakh AB-HWCs have been made functional across the country, which is higher than the initial target.
- The AB-HWCs provide maternal and child healthcare services, including primary-level care for emergencies and trauma, including free drugs and diagnostic services, among other things.
- The new tagline of AB-HWCs is Arogyam Parmam Dhanam’.
Key facts about Ayushman Bharat (AB)
- The Union government announced in 2018 two major initiatives in the health sector, as part of the Ayushman Bharat programme.
- Curative care - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY): For hospitalisation at secondary- and tertiary-level private hospitals
- Primary care - Health and Wellness Centres (HWC): To strengthen primary healthcare
- PMJAY will provide a cover of up to 5 lakhs per family per year to poor and vulnerable people, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
- The National Health Authority (NHA) is responsible for the implementation of PMJAY.
