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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday, 15 August that his government will launch an ambitious healthcare scheme on 25 September 2018 aimed at benefitting 50 crore citizens.
In his last Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort ahead of the next Lok Sabha election, he said the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan (Ayushman Bharat) will be launched on 25 September on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.
“It is essential to ensure that we free the poor of India from the clutches of poverty due to which they cannot afford healthcare.”
The ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) aims to provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10 crore poor families.
Stating that technology will play a crucial role in the implementation of the programme, he said in four to six weeks, the testing of these technological tools under the scheme will start.
He said the Swachh Bharat Mission will enable lakhs of children in leading healthier lives.
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