All children up to 18 years of age who were affected by Covid-19 will be provided free health insurance up to Rs 5 lakh by the Centre under Ayushman Bharat PradhanMantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Union Minister Anurag Thakur said in a tweet on Wednesday.
More than 13 crore families could benefit from this scheme, which was announced during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
कोविड से प्रभावित बच्चों के देखभाल हेतु उठाए कदमों के तहत 18 साल तक के बच्चों को आयुष्मान भारत के तहत 5 लाख रुपये का मुफ्त स्वास्थ्य बीमा दिया जाएगा और इसके प्रीमियम का भुगतान पीएम केयर्स द्वारा किया जाएगा। #MonsoonSession https://t.co/Gxpj7sFlYV pic.twitter.com/kfa7fTWigq
— Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur (@Anurag_Office) August 4, 2021
“As part of the steps taken to take care of children affected by #COVID19, children up to 18 years will be provided free health insurance of Rs 5 lakhs under Ayushman Bharat and its premium will be paid by PM Care,” the Union Minister tweeted today.
