The central government has announced to launch the Ayushman Sahakar Scheme on the lines of Ayushman Bharat. The government has launched this scheme with the aim of further improving India’s health services infrastructure.
Under this scheme, the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) will provide a loan of Rs 10,000 crore to cooperatives for the development of healthcare (healthcare) infrastructure in rural India. Under the Ayushman Sahakar Scheme, cooperative institutions will develop other health facilities by opening hospitals, medical colleges in rural areas.
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Purushottam Rupala introduced the new scheme Ayushman Sahkar. Under this scheme, the National Cooperative Development Corporation will provide loans worth Rs 10,000 crore to cooperative societies. This will lead to the development of healthcare infrastructure in rural India. NCDC managing editor Sandeep Nayak said that around 52 hospitals in the country are run by cooperative societies. The number of beds in these hospitals is 5,000.
