PM Modi at Red Fort on 72 Independence Day, unfurls national flag

PM Modi at Red Fort on 72 Independence Day, unfurls national flag before his speech.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce the launch of the world's largest government-funded healthcare programme in his Independence Day speech at Delhi's Red Fort on Tuesday.

The Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Scheme will assures a health insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year to 500 million poor and vulnerable persons. Once it takes off, Ayushman Bharat will be the world's largest public-funded health insurance programme, and if implemented successfully, would be the biggest achievement of the Modi government across sectors.