There is a large number of poor people in the country. These poor people have to face many difficulties in living their lives. Due to lack of money, these people lack basic health facilities. Due to this, if any kind of serious disease happens to these people, then due to lack of money, they are not able to get their treatment properly. Many times, due to not getting proper treatment, these people even lose their lives. Due to the lack of basic health facilities, a large number of people lose their lives every year in the country. Given this problem in the country, the Government of India is running the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Ayushman Bharat Yojana is also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. This is an ambitious scheme of the Government of India.
Under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh is being provided to the poor people of the country. Recently the Modi government has taken a very big decision. Under this decision, elderly people 70 years or older in the country will be linked with the health insurance coverage available under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
After this announcement, many people are asking whether all the elderly people in the country who are above 70 years of age can take advantage of the Ayushman Bharat scheme. If you want to know about this, then this news is especially for you.
The benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana can be availed by senior citizens above 70 years of age coming from any social and economic status. Senior citizens above 70 years will also get an additional top-up cover of Rs 5 lakh under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
The application process in Ayushman Bharat Yojana is quite easy. You will not have to face any kind of problems with this. You can easily apply for the scheme with the help of the official website of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana or the Ayushman Mitra app.
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