AMN
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has launched a health scheme of the Assam government that offers free medical care of up to 2 lakh rupees for every individual from Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
The cashless scheme Atal Amrit Abhiyan will cover 92 percent of the state’s population with annual income below 5 lakh rupees.
Congratulating the Assam government for the pro-poor scheme, Mr Naidu said it is estimated that the number of Indians falling below the poverty line due to health spending run as high as 6.3 crore.
He added that the need of the hour is to safeguard people from this catastrophic health expenditure by providing comprehensive care.
Mr Naidu said the state government has earmarked 400 crore rupees for the scheme in the financial year 2018-19.