Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana is a scheme that would help in strengthening healthcare infrastructure over the nation. This health scheme is being launched by the Prime Minister Narender Modi along with the National Health Mission. PMASBY is a central sector scheme that aims towards creating a disease surveillance system enabled by IT by means of growing a network of surveillance laboratories at district, regional, national and block levels.

Salient Features of Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana

Here are the key features of PMASBY or Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana:

• Atmanirbahr Swasth Bharat Yojana is a new scheme announced by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2021.
• Under this scheme, a provision of Rs. 2.23 Lakh related to health services is included.
• Establishment of investigation centres in all the districts.
• Under PMASBY scheme, a provision set of Rs. 64,180 crores would be spent in 6 years.
• This scheme mentions the establishment of critical care hospital blocks in 12 central institutions and 602 districts.
• Under this scheme, around 11,000 urban health and wellness centres along with 17,000 rural health centres will be aided.
• This scheme holds the setting up of 15 health emergency operation centres alongside 2 mobile hospitals.
• Establishment of 3383 public health units in 11 states.
• Establishment of investigation centres in all districts.
• This scheme will oversee the strengthening of 20 metropolitan health surveillance units, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and its 5 regional branches.

Objectives of Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana

Highlighted below are the significant objectives of Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana:

• Uplifting and transforming the capacity of primary health care systems established within the geographical boundaries of the country.
• Ensuring enhanced medical support and better healthcare facilities across the nation.
• Adding fuel to the present national institutions.
• To start various healthcare centres and hospitals so that each of the Indian citizens can gain access to advanced healthcare services all over the nation.
• To guide that nation towards the progressive path in the field of wellness and health.
• Straightening the primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare systems.