Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatral Footfall crosses 1 Crore

Under the ongoing Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, the cumulative footfall has reached 1,03,55,555 in 65,348 Health camps conducted in 3,156 Gram Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies, till date.

Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY): Under the flagship scheme of MoHFW for the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, Ayushman cards are being created using the Ayushman app and physical cards are being distributed to the beneficiaries. Till date, more than 19,03,200 physical cards have been distributed.
A total of 5,31,025 Ayushman cards have been created at the health camps held yesterday. Cumulatively, 84,27,500 cards have been created, till date.
Tuberculosis (TB): Screening of patients for TB is carried out by screening for symptoms, sputum testing, and using NAAT machines wherever available. Case suspected to have TB are referred to higher facilities. By the end of Day 34, more than 36,48,700 people have been screened out of which more than 2,63,000 were referred to higher Public Health Facilities.
Under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (PMTBMA), consent is being taken for patients suffering from TB for receiving assistance from Nikshay Mitras. Attendees willing to be Nikshay Mitras are also being provided on-spot registration. More than 1,19,500 patients have given consent under PMTBMBA and more than 46,700 new Nikshay Mitras were registered.
Under Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), monetary assistance is provided to TB patients through Direct benefit Transfer. For this purpose, details of bank account of the pending beneficiaries are being collected and accounts are being Aadhaar seeded. Details of 31,300 such beneficiaries have been collected.
Sickle Cell Disease: In areas with predominant tribal population, screening of eligible population (up to 40 years of age) is being done for the detection of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) through the Point of Care (PoC) tests for SCD or through Solubility Test. Cases testing positive are being referred to higher centers for management. More than 3,83,000 people have been screened so far, out of which 18,300 were found to be positive and referred to higher public health facilities.
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Screening of eligible population (30 years and above) is being done for Hypertension and Diabetes and cases suspected to be positive are being referred to higher centers. Around 81,15,000 people have been screened for Hypertension and Diabetes. More than 3,74,000 people were suspected to be positive for Hypertension and more than 2,69,800 were suspected to have Diabetes and more than 5,99,200 people were referred to higher public health facilities.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh
Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh 
Udalguri, Assam
South Goa, Goa
Rohtak, Haryana

Background:
The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on November 15 from Khunti, Jharkhand to saturate the benefits of central government schemes across the nation. As a part of on-spot services under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, Health Camps are being organized at the places of halt of the IEC Van in the Gram Panchayats.