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New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will on Wednesday deliberate on a proposal to implement the Centre"s flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme in its area, according to officials.
The issue is likely to be discussed in the civic body"s Council meeting.
"There is a proposal to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the NDMC area.
The council is likely to take a call on it tomorrow," a senior official said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had rolled out the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in February 2018.
The insurance scheme aims to provide an annual health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.
The Delhi government announced in 2020 that it would implement the scheme in the national capital from fiscal 2020-21.
The AAP dispensation had initially refused to implement the central scheme, saying the city government is "offering a ten times bigger and comprehensive health scheme".
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