PRADHAN MANTRI SWASTHYA SURAKSHA NIDHI (PMSSN)
- March 11, 2021
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PRADHAN MANTRI SWASTHYA SURAKSHA NIDHI (PMSSN)
Subject : Government Schemes
Context : The Union Cabinet has approved 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 under Section 136-b of Finance Act, 2007.
Concept :
Salient features of the PMSSN
- A non-lapsable reserve fund for Health in the Public Account;
- Proceeds of share of health in the Health and Education Cess will be credited into PMSSN;
- Accruals into the PMSSN will be utilized for the flagship schemes of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare namely,
Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY)
Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs)
National Health Mission
Pradhan MantriSwasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
Emergency & disaster preparedness and responses during health emergencies
Any future programme/scheme that targets to achieve progress towards SDGs and the targets set out in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017.
- Administration and maintenance of the PMSSN is entrusted to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; and
- In any financial year, the expenditure on such schemes of the MoHFW would be initially incurred from the PMSSN and thereafter, from Gross Budgetary Support (GBS).