Ayushman Bharat, also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), was launched in 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is the world’s largest health insurance scheme, aiming to provide a health cover of ₹5 lakhs per family annually.
Author: Mahak Phartyal
In India, an estimated 5.2 million people die annually due to medical errors; luckily due to my grandmother’s vigilance, I did not join that statistic. This issue isn’t just limited to India, as a report from CNN Health, states that over 8 lakh people die in the United States every year due to misdiagnosis.