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SHILLONG: Chief minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday launched the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in convergence with Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS), Phase IV to cover all citizens of the state.Health minister AL Hek said that under MHIS Phase IV, the coverage has been increased to Rs 5 lakh per household from the previous Rs 2.8 lakh. "In order to ensure accessibility and inclusive coverage, e-cards will be provided to all the beneficiaries instead of one card per household in the previous phases of implementation," he added.Pravin Bakshi, secretary, health and family welfare department and CEO MHIS, informed that 3.47 lakh beneficiaries belonging to the Socio-Economic Caste Census category as defined under the Union rural development ministry will be covered under the PMJAY while the remaining, amounting to around 7 lakh beneficiaries, will be covered by the state government under the MHIS phase IV..