28 lakh personnel of Central Armed Police Forces will be covered under the scheme (File)
Guwahati:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday rolled out the Ayushman CAPF scheme, extending the benefit of the central health insurance programme to the personnel of all armed police forces in the country.
Mr Shah ceremoniously distributed the Ayushman CAPF health cards among some personnel from the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).
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Under this scheme, around 28 lakh personnel of CAPF, Assam Rifles and National Security Guard (NSG) and their families will be covered by Ayushman Bharat: Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
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Highlights
Shah said the vaccines developed by Indian scientists are fully safe and the personnel from all forces will be vaccinated after health workers are covered. I appeal to all of you to go for the vaccine when your turn comes. Do not have any doubt over its efficacy. We ve already launched the world s biggest vaccination drive, he said.
Shah said that launching the ambitious scheme on the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is a matter of big satisfaction for him and the union government.
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (January 23) lambasted those who have been criticising the efficacies of COVID-19 vaccines, saying that there should be no politics on public health.
The pandemic has brought a realisation that we need greater public health infrastructure so that we are ready for any calamity of this order in the future
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