West Bengal Joins Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Scheme

National Health Authority (NHA) and Government of West Bengal to sign MoU for implementation of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY in West Bengal
MoU signing ceremony scheduled for tomorrow (08 JUN 2026)
Ceremony to take place at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
West Bengal will become the 36th State/Union Territory in India to implement AB PM-JAY
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY provides health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization
Scheme is described as the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme
Implementation expected to extend financial protection against catastrophic health expenditure to millions of eligible beneficiaries in West Bengal
Scheme enables seamless portability of healthcare benefits across the country
MoU will be signed between NHA (under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India) and Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal

Presided over by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda
In presence of Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Suvendu Adhikari
Other participants: Shri Pratap Rao Jadhav (Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Ayush), Smt. Anupriya Patel (Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers), Smt. Punya Salila Srivastava (Union Health Secretary), Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal (Chief Secretary, West Bengal)

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