₹5 lakh health cover in Telangana with Aarogyasri, Ayushman merger
The Hindu
Around 79 lakh families stand to benefit with the state government’s decision
The merger of Telangana government’s Aarogyasri Health Scheme and Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme has increased the maximum health protection to ₹5 lakh per year. Around 79 lakh families who are beneficiaries of Aarogyasri scheme are eligible for it. The upper limit under Aarogyasri scheme was ₹2 lakh per year to each of the 79 lakh families. “After merger of the two schemes, the upper limit of health protection to all the families’ increases to ₹5 lakh per annum,” said senior officials from the State Health Department. Until mid May-2021, only Aarogyasri health scheme was implemented in the State. Prior to May, the State government expressed reluctance over coverage of Ayushman Bharat.More Related News