BACKGROUND: India w i t h 1.34 billion population is facing unique health care d e l i v e r y problems particularly regarding the poor spending on health, access, quality, safety, lack of accountability, corruption, etc. Inequalities and health-related expenses resulting in impoverishment further marginalises the poor, underprivileged and outreach. The government of India has come up with a highly ambitious initiative Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) as a shift from traditional health planning approaches towards a comprehensive healthcare vision. AB-NHPS was officially announcedby Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2018, in his Independence Day speech. This flagship project was launched on September 25, 2018. The objective of ambitious ABNHPSis to provide coverage of INR 500,00 per family annually, benefiting more than 10 crore poor families. The scheme will target poor, deprived rural families and identified occupational category of urban.
Keyword: Ayushman Bharat, National Health Protection Mission, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Health Reform, National Health Stack
S A Tabish