Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company has signed a pact with Jammu and Kashmir for the purpose of implementing Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh for contract period of one year.
Chief Executive Officer, State Health Agency, Bhupinder Kumar and Himanshu Roy, signed a memorandum on behalf of J&K and Ladakh respectively with the authorised signatory of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited, according to information of the source.
The source further informed that with the aim of selecting an insurance company an e-tendering process was conducted by the State Health Agency. Bajaj Allianz was selected as the lowest bidder on the premium of Rs 720 per family per year. From March 1, Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana was launched on December the scheme would be implemented in both the UTs by using new Health Benefit Packages 2.0 (HBP 2.0) designed by the National Health Authority.
