It was launched on 23rd September,2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged from National Health Policy 2017.It is basically focusing on covering up 12 crores families , or near 55 crore individuals. This scheme is a foundation of India’s commitment towards achieving the UHC (UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE ). Health Coverage PM-JAY has now become the largest health assurance scheme in world by offering comprehensive secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation benefits upto Rs.5 lakh per family annually. By prioritising poorest 40% of the population over the last six years it has sought help to deep-rooted inquities in India as per the socio -economic caste census 2011. KEY FEATURES Listed below are some of the key features of this scheme : 2 .Each entitled family is getting up-to Rs.5 lakh hospitalisation in both public and private empanelled hospitals in India. 3. There are around 55 crores beneficiaries in which over 12 crores poor and vulnerable families are eligible for the benefits of the schemes. 4. The benficiaries are getting cashless healthcare services , eliminating the need of out of pocket payments during the treatment. 5. By covering these medical costs , PM JAY is preventing over six crores families from falling into poverty due to healthcare issues. FREE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE FOR ALL THE 70+ SENIORS On September 11 , the Union Cabinet approved an expansion of AB PM JAY which is offering healthcare services to the senior citizens aged 70+ years and above . This will provide free health coverage of up to â‚ą5 lakh per family, regardless of income, benefiting around 6 crore senior citizens across 4.5 crore families. All the senior citizens will be receiving a new distinct card under the AB PM JAY for getting access to the scheme .An additional top-up cover of â‚ą5 lakh per year will be provided exclusively for their use, separate from the rest of the family . ACHIEVEMNETS OF AB PM JAY As per the data of September 2024 AB PM JAY has improved its healthcare accessibility in India. It has empowered over a millions of families by issuing the cards to over 35.4 crore families. It is operational in 33 States and Union Territories  except NCT Delhi, West Bengal, and Odisha .There is an accomplishment that the authorization of 7.70 crore hospital admissions, providing â‚ą1,07,125 crores in financial coverage. 3.61 crore hospital admissions have been utilised by women, reflecting the scheme’s role in supporting gender equity in healthcare. It has successfully empanelled 30,529 hospitals across the country. SOURCE : PIB
PM-WANI YOJNA
The PM-WANI (Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) is a scheme which is launched by the Department of Telecommunications on December 2020 .It consists of four parts mentioned below :POD (Public Data Office) , PDOA(Public Data Office Aggregator) , Central Registry , and App Provider. The Public Data Office establishes the Wi-Fi Hotspots and are providing internet access to users. The Public Data Office Aggregator is providing authorization and accounting services to PDOA. The app providing displays the hotspots available in their phone’s proximity. The Central Registry which is overseen by Centre for Development of Telematics is maintaining the details of the PDO, PDOA and the App Provider. MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERNS National Digital The communication policy 2018, which comes under the connect India mission has set the goal for enabling deployment of 10 million public Wi-Fi hotspots by the year 2022 for creating a robust digital communication infrastructure. In future , the Bharat 6G Vision is also setting up the goal of reaching to 10 million public Wi-Fi hotspots by the year 2022 and 50 million by the year 2030 for the Digital India 2030 mobile and he broadband policy objectives. Presently this PM-Wani hotspot numbers is much below the targeted numbers, as mentioned in NDCP,2018 documents and also in the Bharat 6G Vision document.
G20 Summit
Why in news ? Recently, the G20 meeting concluded in Rio De Janerio, Brazil highlighting core commitments such as taxation of billionaires, energy transition , and support for global climate initiatives, including UNFCC COP 30 in Brazil. India addressed the G20 Summit highlighting the need for efforts to reduce poverty and to strengthen global food security. History of G20 G20 was established in the wake of Asian financial crisis in 1997-1998. The crisis underscored the need for a better co-ordination among major economies to address the Global Economic Challenges . The G20 served as a meeting of finance ministers and central bank Governers but was upgraded to a leaders level summit in the year 2008 in the response to the Global Financial Crisis. Since that time ,the G20 has played a crucial role in shaping the international economic agenda and for coordinating global economic policies. Leaders African Union Moussa Faki, Mohammedould Ghazouani Argentina Javeir Milei Austrailia Anthony Albanese Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Canada Justin Trudeau China Xi Jinping, Li Qiang France Emmanuel Mcron Germany Olaf Scholz India Narendra Modi Indonesia Prabowo Subianto Italy Giorgia Meloni Japan Shigeru Ishiba Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Russia Vladimir Putin Saudi Arabia Salman bin Adulaziz Al Saud SouthAfrica Cyril Ramaphosa South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol Turkey Recep Tyyip Erdogan United Kingdom Keir Starmer United States Joe Biden European Union Charles Michel, Ursula von der Leyen How does the leadership of India within G20 impacts the Global Issues ? India promoted millets as a climate-resilient crops highlighting their potential to address the global hunger and nutrition through the Millet Initiative during the 2023 G20. India is emerging as a strong advocate for the global south,amplifying its voice on critical issues such as sustainibility ,finance , cimate , etc. Through the initiatives like the voice of global submit ,India has ensured that the needs and priorities of developing nations remain central to the agenda of G20. The experties of India in the feild of Innovation and technology has been shared with developing nations remain central to the G20 agenda. On the sidelines of the 2024 G20 Summit in Brazil, India held significant bilateral discussions with countries like Austrailia, Norway, Indonesia, Portugal, UK, France, and Italy. Major outcomes of G20 2024? One of the major acievement was the endorsement of measures to tax ultra-high-net-worth individuals.Brazil led the charge , with the discussions about the national sovereignty and the tax principles were not fully resolved. G20 recognised the urgent need to scale up the climate finance but there was no concrete plan established for the sources of this funding.The leaders supported the COP29 in Azerbaijan and called for enhanced financing to help the developing nations adapt to the climate change. It highlighted the the need for continued investment in the renewable energy but did not re affirm the previous CO;P28 commitment to phaseout the fossil fuel subsidies. A greater emphasis was being placed as part of broader climate action. The G20 called for reforms in the global governance for adressing global inequalities.It culminated with the declaration, combating hunger, poverty , and inequality advocating for sustainibility ,just transition, and global governance reform while highlighting inclusive decesion making and tax justice. The G20 supported the initiatves made for a comprehensive and lasting peace in Ukraine emphasising the diplomatic efforts for peace. WAY FORWARD G20 nations must enhancethe collaborations with the international organisations for ensuring a united response to fuel food and fertilizer in the developing regions. For instance Global hunger and poverty alliance and the millet initiatives serve as a key examples of G20 efforts. It should also invest in long-term solutions such as alternative fertilizers and sustainable farming …etc to reduce the global dependancy. It should also encourage the diplomatic engagement and multilateral dialogue , which focuses on conflict resolution. By creating specialised group may help in building the consensus on issues like the Middile east tensions. The G20 must strengthen the accountability using the monitory bodies and independant assesments to ensure debt releif . By doing partnerships with the multilateral institutions may help in improving enforcement. The membership of G20 must be broaden for including more global south nations ensuring greater representation.
