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These rates are 15-20% cheaper than the other central government health schemes,” the health department official told this newspaper. PATNA: Over 30,000 poor families in the state will be covered under Ayushman Bharat Yojana, a national health protection scheme, which is meant to provide Rs 5 lakh health insurance coverage to the economically weaker sections of society. If the scheme is implemented properly, it will provide relaxation to around 45% of the state population,” he said.Elaborating the scheme, a senior PMCH official said seven categories of packages are there in it. “The limit for knee and hip replacements is Rs 9,000, cardiac stenting and angioplasty Rs 40,000, coronary artery bypass surgery Rs 1.10 lakh, caesarean delivery Rs 9,000 and hysterectomy for cancer Rs 50,000. There will be no bar on family size and age under this scheme..