Poor, middle-income groups saving Rs 50,000 cr per year from health schemes: PM Modi
If savings being affected by Janaushadhi, Ayushman Bharat and decline in prices of drugs and stents are collated if we only take government schemes in the health sector poor and middle-income groups are saving around Rs 50,000 crore per year, says PM Modi
BusinessToday.In | March 7, 2021 | Updated 20:06 IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the Janaushadhi Diwas celebrations today, dedicated the 7500th Janaushadhi Kendra at NEIGRIHMS (North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences), Shillong, to the nation. He said the Centre s Janaushadhi scheme has relieved the poor of high medical expenses. He also said that if all annual savings from the central health schemes are combined, poor and middle-income groups are saving Rs 50,000 crore per year.
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