Ayushman Bharat or West Bengal health companion, which scheme is better; Know the difference

Health schemes run by governments are being used a lot of people. Many health schemes are being run at different states and central levels in India. Their purpose is to provide relief to poor and middle class families in the health sector.

But the question is that which scheme is getting more benefit from people and how. Often people are confused about national and state level health schemes. Many times the same family gets different options and they do not understand in which scheme they will get more benefits.

The main scheme run by the Central Government is PM Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Its purpose is to provide big health coverage to every poor and needy family. So in states like West Bengal, the state government benefits people through its separate scheme.

Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, crores of families across the country get the benefit of free treatment up to 5 lakhs annually. Both private and government hospitals have been added to it. This scheme is especially made for those who come from poor sections.

So at the same time, the health companion scheme is applicable in West Bengal. This is a completely state government scheme. In this, every family is given free health coverage of up to 5 lakhs. Its specialty is that the card is given to the female member and all the family members come under its purview.

Overall, the purpose of both Ayushman India and health companions is the same. Giving people security in the health sector. The only difference is that Ayushman Bharat is for the whole country, whereas in West Bengal, only the health fellow scheme is going on. That is, more people get benefit from Ayushman Bharat Yojana.