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PM reviews preparations for launch of ‘Modicare’ health assurance scheme

Press Trust of India, New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India
May 07, 2018 05:16 PM IST

The insurance scheme will provide a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakh per family and over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families will be covered under it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the progress of preparations for the launch of the ambitious health assurance scheme under the Ayushman Bharat programme.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews the preparations for the launch of a health assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat, in New Delhi on Monday.(PTI Photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews the preparations for the launch of a health assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat, in New Delhi on Monday.(PTI Photo)

The health assurance scheme is likely to be launched later this year.

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He was apprised of the preparations done so far, including consultations with states, for the smooth and expeditious roll out of the programme.

The scheme will provide a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakh per family. It will cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said.

The prime minister stressed the need to provide maximum benefit to the poor under this scheme.

Top officials of the ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NITI Aayog and PMO briefed Modi on various aspects of the scheme.

The Prime Minister had last month inaugurated the first ‘Health and Wellness Centre’ under Ayushman Bharat in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on the occasion of Ambedkar jayanti.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)

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