Dimapur, Sep. 23 (EMN): Several districts in Nagaland celebrated Ayushman Bharat Diwas on September 23. The day was celebrated to mark the 4th anniversary of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) and one year anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). AB-PMJAY is a government of India flagship health insurance scheme to ensure no one suffers financial hardships or impoverishment due to medical expenditure for hospitalisations or are unable to access medical care on account of unaffordability. It also aimed at accelerating India’s progress towards universal health coverage and provides health insurance coverage to over 10 crore families in India and 2.33 lakh families in Nagaland. Dimapur: The celebration in Dimapur was held in the conference hall of the chief medical officer (CMO), Dimapur, wherein the district coordinator, R Nokchalemba, informed that AB-PMJAY is the world’s largest health insurance scheme fully financed by the government. He stated that it provides free treatment up to INR 5 lakh per family per year with no cap to family size and age. He stated that the scheme currently covers around 1664 treatment packages which included treatment from child delivery to cancer treatment. It covers up to three days of pre-hospitalisation and 15...