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In a major announcement on Wednesday, the Centre said that senior citizens aged 70 and above will now be included in the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana health insurance scheme...
The senior citizens of the age 70 years and above belonging to families already covered under AB PM-JAY will get an additional top-up cover upto Rs 5 lakh per year for themselves (which they do not have to share with the other members of the family who are below the age of 70 years)," according to the official release...
Senior citizens of the age 70 years and above who are already availing benefits of other public health insurance schemes such as Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), Ayushman Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) may either choose their existing scheme or opt for AB PMJAY..
It has been clarified that senior citizens of 70 years and above who are under private health insurance policies or Employees State Insurance scheme will be eligible to avail benefits under AB PM-JAY," the release further added...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had pledged in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections to extend the Ayushman Bharat scheme to include all individuals from the transgender community and senior citizens aged 70 and above..
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