There have been enough pointers since the Budget announcements in February to show that the government's finances are perhaps not in a great shape.

Ayushmaan Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan mentioned in a tweet that 1.7 crore beneficiary letters with family cards from the Prime Minister's Office have been dispatched across the country.

The magnitude of the scheme could be gauged from the fact that more than 1,300 ailments are covered under it, including heart diseases, kidney and liver disorders and diabetes, PM Modi said.

An article by the journal's editor-in-chief Richard Horton appreciated the Modi government for recognising the 'perils of public discontent about health' after years of neglect.

Ayushman Bharat Scheme will cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families, providing cashless coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced in his Independence Day speech, the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan or PRAJAA scheme on September 25. The scheme aims to cover 40% of lowest income Indians or 10.7 cr Indian households. Watch BusinessToday.In video to understand all about Modi government's ambitious health scheme.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched on many issues in his fifth Independence Day speech like his anti-black money initiatives, GST, the upcoming PRAJAA scheme. In an hour-long speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted his government's achievements in the past four years. Watch BusinessToday.In Editor Rajeev Dubey shed light on the issues discussed as well as sidelined by the Prime Minister in his hour-long speech.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, a mega health insurance scheme that provides Rs 5 lakh cover to 50 crore economically weak citizens of India. It will be launched on September 25, the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. Watch BusinessToday.In Editor Rajeev Dubey talk about different aspects of the scheme such as  money allocation, expenses and insurance plans.

Delivering his Independence day address from the ramparts of Red Fort, Modi said that it is high time India ensures that its poor get access to good quality and affordable healthcare.

Earlier, the Prime Minister was expected to announce the roll out of Ayushman Bharat on Independence Day. The chief architect of the scheme Dr Vinod K Paul had told Business Today that only 12-15 states would launch the scheme on 15 August 2018 as the others were not prepared to roll it out on time.

Ayushman Bharat can do to healthcare what GST is expected to do to India's indirect tax regime. But there are challenges, too.

Rajasthan BJP chief Madanlal Saini also says that apart from 3 lakh government jobs, people have got employment opportunities in road contraction projects, industrial hubs, through skills development, entrepreneurship, etc. If one does the total, the number of jobs comes out to be over 15 lakh, he adds.

Contracts for printing the cards and running the call centre will be awarded by August.

Watch BusinessToday.In Editor Rajeev Dubey interview Dr Vinod K Paul, Niti Aayog member and the chief architect of Ayushman Bharat on a host of issues like insurance under the health scheme, fair pricing, fraud detection and the Rs 5 lakh per family cap.

In an interview with Dr Vinod K Paul, Niti Aayog member and the architect of Ayushman Bharat, Rajeev Dubey, Editor, BusinessToday.In discusses the nuances of the national health scheme, Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission, and how the government plans to launch the scheme in different parts of the country.

Healthcare insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat aims to cover 10.74 crore households for up to Rs 5 lakh of health cover per annum; UK excludes India from relaxed student visa rules and 24% of Indians have experienced frauds while transacting online. BusinessToday.In Editor Rajeev Dubey explains this and more on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, also dubbed as Modicare after it was announced in this year's annual Budget, states where the government-owned insurance companies match the bids of private insurers, the business will be divided 50:50 between such firms.

Announced in the Budget 2018, the Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission was touted as the 'world's largest government funded health care programme'.

\"People know that when they say something, the Government will listen and do it. Days of incremental change are over,\" Prime Minister Modi said while speaking at the 'Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath' programme at the iconic Central Hall Westminster in London.