GUWAHATI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday rolled out the ‘Ayushman CAPF’ scheme, extending the benefit of the central health insurance programme to the personnel of all armed police forces in the country.
Shah ceremoniously distributed the ‘Ayushman CAPF’ health cards among some personnel from the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) here.
Some pictures from #AyushmanCAPF launch today in Guwahati, Assam. pic.twitter.com/JrEF8gsVAM
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 23, 2021
Under this scheme, around 28 lakh personnel of CAPF, Assam Rifles and National Security Guard (NSG) and their families will be covered by ‘Ayushman Bharat: Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ (AB PM-JAY).
Under #AyushmanCAPF, CAPF personnel and their families can now avail cashless medical treatment in any #PMJAY and CGHS empanelled private hospital.
Our gratitude to PM Sri @narendramodi and HM Sri @AmitShah for this special scheme.@PMOIndia @HMOIndia pic.twitter.com/dJURCDfs7R
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 23, 2021
An MoU was signed between the National Health Authority (NHA) and the Union Home Ministry in presence of Shah, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai and state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the CRPF Group Centre in Guwahati. (PTI)
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