Govt to launch Ayushman health scheme on September 25

The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, on Wednesday said his government will launch on September 25 the ambitious Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme which aims at benefiting 50 crore Indians.

In his last Independence Day address ahead of the next Lok Sabha election, Mr Modi asserted his government has been working for the last four years to empower the poor and it will launch the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aroyga Abhiyan on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay on September 25.

The ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme, touted as the world's largest healthcare scheme, aims to provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10 crore poor families.