Delhi to launch Ayushman cards for all aged above 70 by April end
New Delhi: The Delhi government is set to roll out Ayushman Cards for all income groups aged above 70 by the end of April 2025. This initiative, part of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), aims to provide health insurance coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, along with other cabinet ministers, today chaired a meeting at which MLAs and officials from the state and central governments were present.
According to an ANI report, the meeting aimed to focus on implementing and distributing Ayushman cards and Opening Arogya Mandir in the National Capital.
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"To implement Ayushman Bharat (scheme), which Delhi has received after years of waiting, we held a meeting today to ensure that all the cards are made and reach the public as soon as possible. All the MLAs have been assigned the task. Efforts are underway to extend benefits to senior citizens aged above 70. Work should start immediately to identify the location of 1139 Arogya Mandirs to be opened in every corner of Delhi, because Delhi has suffered a lot due to the time wasted by the previous governments. We do not want more time to be wasted. Our government will start working on this today," said Chief Minister Gupta.
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