Ayushman Bharat may be facing few hurdles but these would be ironed out soon, Das told the media outside Circuit House. “We know it is a new scheme and world’s biggest government funded health scheme. I have directed the new health secretary (Nitin Madan Kulkarni) who assumed charge as principal secretary health on Monday) to form an advisory committee at the earliest to trouble-shoot problems in the execution of Ayushman Bharat,” the chief minister said. The most serious Ayushman Bharat glitch in Jharkhand is poor internet connectivity hindering generation of the golden beneficiary card. The chief minister, however, was upbeat that his government would manage to provide healthcare coverage under the scheme to 85 per cent of Jharkhand’s populace.

Source: The Telegraph October 15, 2018 18:45 UTC