The first open heart surgery in Uttar Pradesh under the ambitious Ayushman Bharat project has been performed on December 1.

A 50- year old man from Mainpuri, was the first beneficiary of the project. He was operated in the Pushpanjali Hospital by a team of doctors including Atul Gupta and Dinesh Jain. Coming from low-income background, The patient could not afford the treatment earlier, but the Ayushman Bharat came as a God-sent opportunity for him to lead a better and healthier life.