Cabinet clears scheme for â¹5L health cover to 10cr families
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission, which aims to provide an annual health cover of â¹5 lakh to 10 crore poor families. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had hailed the programme as the 'world's largest health protection scheme' in his Union Budget speech. The Centre will fund 60% expenditure incurred by the scheme.