GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND
About SHA
State Health Authority (SHA) is functioning as a registered society since September 2018 which is responsible for implementing India’s flagship public health insurance/assurance scheme called “Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)” Pursuant to Cabinet decision for full functional autonomy, State Health Agency was reconstituted as the State Health Authority on 4th May 2020, under Government Orders no. 214/(1)XXVVIII-3-2020-04/2008. T.C.
This flagship scheme is further extended for the remaining population of Uttarakhand from 25th December 2018 under “Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojna (AAUY)”
State Health Authority is responsible to implement the Scheme of AB-PMJAY, Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana (AAUY)and proposed State Govt. Health Scheme(SGHS) in the State. State Health Authority had
successfully implemented AB-PMJAY and AAUY in the state and looking forward to implement SGHS soon.
The main objective of the scheme is to provide health benefit upto Rs. 5 lakh per year on family floater basis to all the eligible population of the State so that Out of Pocket Expenditure could be reduced to some extent.
SHA is governed by a Governing Board chaired by the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand. The CEO is the Member Secretary of the Governing Board. Some of the major roles and responsibilities of the Governing Body, as mentioned in the Government Orders, are to regular monitoring of successful implementation of the scheme, Approval on annual budgets and building Plan of action for successful implementation of Universal health Coverage in the State.
Governing Body
List of Members of the Governing Board:
- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Medical Health & Family Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand
- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Finance, Government of Uttarakhand
- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Information Technology, Government of Uttarakhand
- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Labour Department, Government of Uttarakhand
- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Rural Development, Government of Uttarakhand
- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Urban Development, Government of Uttarakhand
- Chief Executive Officer, Ayushman Yojna, Uttarakhand
- Director General, Medical Health & Family Welfare, Uttarakhand
- Representative, National Health Authority, Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi