PM to launch Ayushman Bharat scheme to cover all J&K residents

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Ayushman Bharat scheme on Saturday via video conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Prime Minister’s Office said on Thursday that the scheme will ensure universal health coverage, and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all individuals and communities.
Home Minister Amit Shah and the union territory’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will also be present on the occasion. (AGENCIES)