Working group on NHPM

Six working groups were formed to look into the issues relating to various preparatory activities for the proposed National Health Protection Scheme / Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), involving officials from States and Union Territories. Government has now approved the launch of AB-NHPM. The details of such working groups are as under:

1. Working Group on Processes
2. Working Group on Information Technology
3. Working Group on Fraud Detection and Grievances
4. Working Group on Awareness Generation
5. Working Group on Institutional Arrangements
6. Working Group on Continuum of Care

The meeting of the working groups took place during two days’ National Consultation held on 15-16 February, 2018. The groups had detailed deliberations on various aspects relating to implementation of the scheme. Best practices for processes like beneficiary identification, hospital empanelment, hospitalization services, grievance redressal mechanisms, IT infrastructure etc. were identified. States also shared the current challenges being faced and the way forward.

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.