PM Modi: Prime Minister Modi is likely to launch health insurance for all citizens aged 70 years and above under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) on October 29. The ‘U-WIN’ portal developed to maintain an electronic registry of routine vaccinations will also be launched by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to give Diwali gifts to the youth and the elderly of the country today i.e. on Tuesday (29 October). Prime Minister Modi will launch development projects worth about Rs 12,850 crore on Tuesday. An official statement said that in a separate program, he will also hand over more than 51,000 appointment letters to the youth under his government’s ‘Rojgar Mela’. PM Modi will also address the ‘Rojgar Mela’. PM Modi will give joining letters to more than 51,000 selected candidates through video conferencing at 10:30 am.
Prime Minister Modi is likely to launch health insurance for all citizens aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) on October 29. The ‘U-WIN’ portal developed to maintain an electronic registry of regular vaccinations will also be launched by the Prime Minister on the same day. The source said that apart from these two, some other projects will also be launched on Tuesday.
This portal is currently being operated on a pilot basis. The source said that apart from these two projects, some other projects will also be launched on Tuesday. The ‘U-WIN’ platform has been developed to keep a permanent digital record of vaccination of pregnant women as well as children from birth to 17 years of age under the Universal Immunization Program.
“The Prime Minister is likely to launch an expanded scheme under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme for people aged 70 years and above. This will benefit around six crore citizens from about 4.5 crore families,” the source told PTI.
Elderly will benefit
Every person aged 70 years or above is eligible to get an Ayushman card and can get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh at any empanelled hospital under AB-PMJAY when the expanded scheme is launched. A total of 29,648 hospitals, including 12,696 private hospitals, have been empanelled under PMJAY as of September 1, 2024. The scheme is currently being implemented in 33 states and union territories except Delhi, Odisha and West Bengal. The source said that as per the age recorded in the Aadhaar card, any person aged 70 years or above will be eligible to apply for the scheme.
