Cabinet approves creation of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi as a single non-lapsable reserve fund for Health from the proceeds of well being and Education Cess.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has authorized the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) as a single non-lapsable reserve fund for share of Health from the proceeds of Health and Education Cess levied underneath Section 136-b of Finance Act, 2007.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi scheme Benefits
Enhanced entry to common & inexpensive well being care via the provision of earmarked sources, whereas making certain that the quantity doesn’t lapse on the finish of the monetary 12 months.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi scheme optionsÂ
- A non-lapsable reserve fund for Health within the Public Account.
- Proceeds of share of well being within the Health and Education Cess might be credited into PMSSN.
- Accruals into the PMSSN might be utilized for the flagship schemes of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare particularly, Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), National Health Mission, Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
- Emergency & catastrophe preparedness and responses throughout well being emergencies
- Any future programme/scheme that targets to realize progress in direction of SDGs and the targets set out within the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017. Administration and upkeep of the PMSSN is entrusted to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
- In any monetary 12 months, the expenditure on such schemes of the MoHFW could be initially incurred from the PMSSN and thereafter, from Gross Budgetary Support (GBS).
