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✅ABOUT AYUSHMAN BHARAT -PRADHAN MANTRI JAN AROGYA YOJANA(AB-PMJAY)

🔹Launched On:- 23rd Sep, 2018

🔹Launched By:-PM Narendra Modi

🔹Launched From:- Ranchi Jharkhand

🔹Under:- The Ministry of Health and family Welfare(MoHFW)

🔹This is the "World's Largest government funded healthcare Program".

🔹The National Health Authority (NHA) is the nodal agency responsible for the nationwide roll-out and implementation of the AB-PMJAY scheme

🔹AB-PMJAY provides cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service.

🔹It  provides a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.

🔹PM-JAY is fully funded by the Government and cost of implementation is shared between the Central and State Governments.

🔹It Covers up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days post- hospitalization expenses such as diagnostic and medicine.

🔶Recent Updates :-

🔹Till now, the PMJAY has covered over 341 million citizens who received free health insurance of Rs.5 lakh for hospitalisation.

🔹Genderwise breakup of Ayushman cardholders Total(mn)
Male 172.51
Female 168.84
Others 0.47

🔹TOP 5 Cards created(mn):-
Uttar Pradesh 50.6
Madhya Pradesh 39.8
Bihar 28.47
Maharashtra 27.36
Gujarat 25.21

🔹BOTTOM 5 Cards created:- 
Goa 80,705
Sikkim 74,266
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 72,204
Lakshadweep 35,619
Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu 9,720

🔹The data from the National Health Authority dashboard shows that cumulatively the scheme has covered 65 million cases of hospitalisation, entailing Rs.81,979 since its inception.

🔹General medicine, infectious diseases, and general surgery are the three main therapy areas covered by the Ayushman Bharat scheme now, while haemodialysis is the top-most procedure the scheme covers.

🔶 Why has this scheme recently been in the news?
🔹- In his manifesto, PM Modi said Ayushman Bharat will cover all citizens above the age of 70 and the transgender community if the party returns to the power this year.

🔹Also sources said the Centre was working on increasing coverage under Ayushman Bharat to Rs.10 lakh

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*✅Recent index*

- Corruption perception index 2023 – India ranked 93rd; topped by Denmark
- Mercer’s Quality of Living City Index 2023 – Rank 1. Vienna (Austria), Rank 2. Zurich (Switzerland), Rank 3. Vancouver (Canada), Hyderabad (153rd), Pune (154th), Chennai (161st), Mumbai (164th), Kolkata (170th), New Delhi (172nd), Khartoum (Sudan) at the bottom-most position (241st spot).
- Climate Change Performance Index 2023 – India ranked 7th
- World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2023 – India ranked 49th; topped by US
- Global Unicorn Rankings – Rank 1. USA, Rank 2. China, Rank 3. India
- Inclusiveness index by US varsity – India ranked 117th; topped by – New Zealand
-World Happiness Report 2024 - India ranked 126th out of 143 nations

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✅FIRST'S FEMALE IN NEWS 2023-24 :- ➢ Democratic Republic Of Congo Appoints Judith Suminwa Tuluka As African Nation’s First Woman Prime Minister.
➢ Suman Kumari has become the first woman sniper of the Border Security Force (BSF).
➢ Maryam Nawaz was sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister (CM) of Pakistan's Punjab province.
➢ Justice Ritu Bahri was today sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
➢ Nina Singh becomes first woman to be appointed as DG of CISF.
➢ Captain Fatima Wasim has become the first woman medical officer to be posted at the operational post of Siachen Glacier.
➢ Captain Geetika Kaul of Snow Leopard Brigade had become the first woman medical officer to be deployed in Siachen.
➢ Commander Prerna Deosthalee has been appointed as the first woman officer to command a warship in the Indian Navy (INW).
➢ Sue Redfern became the first woman to stand as an umpire in a men’s first-class cricket match in England and Wales.
➢ Jaya Varma Sinha has been appointed as the new Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) w.e.f Sept 01, 2023. She has replaced AK Lahoti.
➢ She is the first woman to be appointed to this Apex post of Indian Railways.
➢ Geetika Srivastava is first woman to head Indian mission in Pakistan.
➢ Phangnon Konyak became the first woman to chair the Rajya Sabha from Nagaland.
➢ Tenzing Yangki has become the first female IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh.
➢ Lisa Franchetti becomes 1st woman to be top Navy officer in US history.
➢ Nusrat Chowdhary will become the first Muslim woman federal judge in US history.
➢ Celeste Saulo of Argentina has been appointed as the first female Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

*✅NEW GI TAGS MARCH 2024:-*

⚡️ In March 2024, India's Geographical Indication (GI) registry expanded with 22 new products from Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, and Meghalaya.

🏷️ Assam - 12 Products:
1. Asharikandi terracotta craft
2. Pani Meteka craft
3. Sarthebari metal craft
4. Jaapi (bamboo headgear)
5. Mishing handloom products
6. Bihu dhol
7. Bodo Dokhona (traditional attire of Bodo women)
8. Bodo Gamsa (traditional dress of Bodo men)
9. Bodo Eri silk
10. Bodo Jwmgra (a traditional scarf)
11. Bodo Thorkha (a musical instrument)
12. Bodo Sifung (a long flute)

🏷️ Uttar Pradesh - 5 Products:
1. Banaras Thandai, a milk-based drink
2. Banaras Tabla
3. Banaras Shehnai
4. Banaras Lal Bharwamirch
5. Banaras Lal Peda

🏷️ Tripura - 2 Products:
1. Pachra-Rignai (traditional dress)
2. Matabari Peda (sweet preparation)

🏷️ Meghalaya - 3 Products:
1. Meghalaya Garo Textile weaving
2. Meghalaya Lyrnai Pottery
3. Meghalaya Chubitchi (alcoholic beverage)

✅FAMOUS BOOKS & AUTHOR IN NEWS 2023-24

**➢ UNEQUAL: Why India Lags Behind Its Neighbours : Swati Narayan

➢ Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns : M.J. Akbar and K. Natwar Singh

➢ Assam's Braveheart Lachit Barphukan : Arup Kumar Dutta

➢ An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

➢ Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns : M.J. Akbar & co-author K. Natwar Singh

➢ Modi: Energising A Green Future : Pentagon Press in collaboration with the Dr. Shyama Prasad 
Mookerjee Research Foundation

➢ Sanskriti ke Ayaam : Manorama Mishra

➢ Four Stars of Destiny: An Autobiography : General Manoj Mukund Naravane

➢ The Babri Masjid Ram Mandir Dilemma : Madhav Godbole

➢ Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future : Raghuram Rajan & Rohit Lamba

➢ Zeba: An Accidental Superhero : Huma Qureshi

➢ Welcome to Paradise : Twinkle Khanna

➢ India’s Moment : Changing Power Equations around the World : Mohan Kumar

➢ Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers : Sharmishtha Mukherjee

➢ Thread by Thread, on the life of Shambhu Kumar or ‘the’ S Kumar : Sathya Saran

➢ Do Palkon Ki Chhavn Main : Hema Joshi

➢ Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal (‘Lions that drank the Moonlight’) : Autobiography of S Somanath

➢ Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire: Nandini Das**