The scheme covers over 120 million families, providing an annual hospitalisation benefit of $6,000/family.
“This expansion will benefit around 45 million families, including 60 million elderly population, by providing them free health insurance coverage. It underscores the government's commitment to ensuring universal and inclusive healthcare for India's growing elderly demographic," said Nadda at the 77th session of the Regional Commission of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Southeast Asia Region, which kicked off here. Nadda said the government has recently expanded the scheme to all citizens aged 70 years and above.
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