Cabinet nod for Ayushman health insurance coverage to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above
New Delhi, Sep 11: In a move that will benefit 4.5 crore families, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved health coverage to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above irrespective of income under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
The coverage aims to benefit six crore senior citizens from 4.5 crore families with Rs five lakh free health insurance cover.
Eligible beneficiaries will be issued a new distinct card under the scheme, the government said.
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MP: Man claims he was thrashed for refusing to become BJP member; 4 booked
Chhatarpur (MP), Sep 17: Police registered a case after a man alleged he was assaulted by four unidentified individuals for refusing to become a member of the BJP in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.
The alleged incident occurred at a toll plaza on National Highway-39 under the Bamitha police station limits on Monday.
The complainant, Manvendra Singh Yadav (27), is employed as a driver on a vehicle attached to a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) engineer, police said.
According to the complainant, four persons approached him at the toll plaza around Monday noon and demanded his mobile phone, saying they needed to give a missed call to make him a BJP member, the official said.
When Yadav refused to enlist himself, he was allegedly abused and thrashed and his mobile phone was snatched by the four men, the FIR stated.
A case was registered at Bamitha police station against four unidentified persons under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita after Yadav lodged an FIR, said Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police Agam Jain.
Further investigation is underway, he said.
