India issues 1.4M healthcare cards for seniors, offering free benefits up to $5,000 yearly.

The Indian government has issued 1.4 million Ayushman Vay Vandana cards to senior citizens aged 70 and above under the PM Jan Arogya Yojana scheme, offering free healthcare benefits up to 5 lakh per year. The scheme covers 4.5 crore families and 6 crore individuals, with an estimated expenditure of Rs 3,437 crore. It includes cashless services for 1,961 medical procedures across 27 specialties in over 29,000 hospitals.

November 29, 2024
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