Rs 5 lakh Healthcare Cover For 10 Crore Poor Families | Mathrubhumi News

NEW DELHI: Finance MinisterArun Jaitley on Thursday announced a flagship National Health Protection Scheme under which Rs 5 lakh cover will be provided a year to 10 crore poor and vulnerable families in the country. "We are now launching a flagship national health protection scheme to cover 10 crore poor and vulnerable families. This is approximately 50 crore beneficiaries, by providing them up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation," Jaitley said presenting the 2018-19 Union Budget. Terming it as the world's largest government funded healthcare programme, Jaitley said it would take healthcare protection to a new aspirational level.

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