Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi
Why in news?
- The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN)
- It is a single non-lapsable reserve fund for Health from the profits of Health and Education Cess.
- In the 2018 Budget, the Central government announced replacement of existing 3% Education Cess by 4% Health and Education Cass.
About Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN)
- The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi is a non-lapsable reserve fund for Health in the Public Account.
- The earnings from the share of health in the Health and Education Cess will be credited into PMSSN.
- Additions into the PMSSN will be utilized for the flagship schemes of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare namely,
- Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs).
- Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
- National Health Mission.
- Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
- Administration and maintenance of the PMSSN is entrusted to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW)
- In given financial year, the spending on such schemes of the MoHFW would be primarily incurred from the PMSSN and thereafter, from Gross Budgetary Support (GBS).
- The benefit is the Enhanced access to universal & affordable health care through availability of earmarked resources, while ensuring that the amount does not lapse at the end of financial year.
Components of PMSSY [Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi]
- Setting up of AlIMS like Institutions Each New AIIMS to add:-
- State of the art Modular OTs and diagnostics facilties.
- 15-20 super specialty departments.
- 750 Beds.
- 100 UG (MBBS) seats
- 60 B.Sc. (Nursing ) seats.
- Focus on PG education and Research
- Total 22 new AlIMS have been announced so far under this component:-
- BAIIMS are already functional
- 16 more AIIMS are approved by the Cabinet.
- Upgradation of Government Medical College(GMC)! Institutions.
- Each up-gradation project would be adding :-
- 8-10 Super Speciality Departments
- Around 15 new PG seats
- 150-250 beds
- 75 Projects have been considered under this component under different phases:-
- Phase | &1I: 19 GMCs
- Phase Ill: 39 GMCs
- Phase IV: 13 GMCs
- Phase V(A) : 2 GMCs
- Phase V(B): 2 GMCs
- Each up-gradation project would be adding :-
Current Situation of Health Sector [Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi]
- India’s health infrastructure came under considerable strain in 2020, with 11 million Covid cases and perhaps over a million requiring hospitalisation. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi
- India currently has one doctor over the population of 1,445 against the WHO norm of 1:1000.
- India spent 1.8% of its GDP on health in FY 2020-21 and 1-1.5% in the previous years.
- As compared with the OECD countries’ average of 7.6% and other BRICS countries’ average of 3.6% on their health sector, this is considerably low.
- As a result, India is among the top nations with the highest Out Of Pocket Expenditure (OOPE).
- According to estimates, out of pocket expenses in healthcare in India hover close to 62%, nearly thrice the global average of 18%.
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