NATIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY

NATIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY

TOPIC: Governance

Context- National Health Authority (NHA) is working to integrate the database of Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 beneficiaries with the National Food Security Act (NFSA) portal so that beneficiaries can seek information regarding their entitlements under the AB PMJAY using their ration card number.

Concept-

National Health Authority (NHA):

• National Health Authority (NHA) is the apex body responsible for implementing India’s flagship public health insurance/assurance scheme called “Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana”.
  • The scheme provides health assurance of upto₹5lakhforafamilya year, for secondary and tertiary care-related hospitalisations.
• National Health Authority is the successor of the National Health Agency.
• An attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with full functional autonomy.
• NHA is governed by a Governing Board chaired by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
• It is headed by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), an officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India, who manages its affairs. The CEO is the Ex-Office Member Secretary of the Governing Board.
• To implement the scheme at the State level, State Health Agencies (SHAs) in the form of a society/trust have been set up by respective States. SHAs have full operational autonomy over the implementation of the scheme in the State including extending the coverage to non SECC beneficiaries.