PM provides health insurance for 70-year-olds

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces health coverage for all senior citizens aged 70 and above under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).
• The scheme aims to alleviate the despair of the poor when illness strikes.
• The government covers up to ₹5 lakh in hospitalization costs for beneficiaries.
• The Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card provides free treatment in hospitals for the elderly, reducing out-of-pocket expenditure.
• Other health sector projects worth around ₹12,850 crore were launched during Dhanvantari Jayanti and the ninth Ayurveda Day.
• PM criticized the governments of Delhi and West Bengal for not implementing the scheme due to political interests.
• Trinamool Congress criticizes the “exclusionary” initiative.