Sri Vijaya Puram, Sept. 30: To commemorate the 6th anniversary of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and the 3rd anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), Ayushman Pakhwada was observed from 20th to 30th September, 2024. During this period, the State Health Agency (Implementing agency of AB-PMJAY), A & N Islands organized a series of activities aimed at raising public awareness about the scheme.
Awareness programmes were conducted in all AB-PMJAY empanelled Hospitals for both staff and the public. Additionally, ANMs and ASHAs carried out a PMJAY Card generation drive in their respective areas from 20th to 30th September, 2024.
As part of the awareness campaign, Dr. P. Lal, Nodal Officer (AB-PMJAY), conducted an orientation session on AB-PMJAY and ABDM for the 3rd -year MBBS Part-I Students (Batch 2021) of ANIIMS.
Furthermore, a programme on AB-PMJAY and ABDM was aired on the ‘Doctors Speak’ programme of Doordarshan Kendra, Sri Vijaya Puram, where, Dr. Lal addressed the public queries.
As part of the outreach programme, a bike rally was organized by B J R Hospital, Car Nicobar from BJR Hospital to Gandhi Chowk to create awareness about AB-PMJAY scheme among the general public.
In addition, Shri R. Vivek, IEC Manager, State Health Agency (SHA), Sri Vijaya Puram, led an informative session on the AB-PMJAY scheme for students at the Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School, Sri Vijaya Puram. Following the session, an essay competition was held for the students.