Medical scheme merged with Ayushman Bharat Updated: Updated: Move will help the poor get cashless speciality treatment up to ₹5 lakh a year Share Article AAA Taking stock: Officials taking part in a review meeting with Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi. Photo: Special arrangement
Move will help the poor get cashless speciality treatment up to ₹5 lakh a year The State government-level scheme to provide medical assistance to the poor has been merged with the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arokiya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Puducherry Lieutenant-Governor Kiran Bedi has approved the merger with AB-PMJAY, one of the flagship programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with effect from Wednesday, a press release said.