Government has said that nearly one lakh patients have received medical benefits for serious illnesses in hospitals across the country under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in less than a month.

Health Minister J P Nadda said that a 46 year-old from Madhya Pradesh admitted in Rewa, has become the 1,00,000th beneficiary under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY. In a series of tweets, Mr Nadda said that the patient is undergoing Posterior Cervical Fusion with implant, a neurosurgical treatment costing 50,000 rupees at Vindhya Hospital and Research Centre. The Minister prayed for his speedy recovery.

Mr Nadda further stated that PMJAY has lifted the burden of hospitalization expenses off the poor man’s head by providing range of free medical treatments from laproscopy to brain tumor removal costing 30,000 rupees to 5 Lakh rupees.