New Delhi. The central government announced a big decision on Wednesday. The government has decided that now all people above 70 years of age will be included in the Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana. This decision was approved in the cabinet meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was promised in the BJP manifesto released before the Lok Sabha elections this year.
The government has said that six crore senior citizens will be able to get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. This will include about four and a half crore families in the country. The government said that all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their financial status, will be able to avail this benefit. A new separate card will be issued for them. This will enable them to get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh every year.