AAP more interested in liquor sales than health of citizens: Mandaviya on Delhi govt rejecting seniors’ health insurance scheme
The Hindu
Mansukh Mandaviya criticizes AAP for not allowing EWS and elderly to benefit from Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.
Former Union Health Minister and current Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday (December 2, 2024) said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi is not allowing people from the EWS category or those aged 70 and above to the benefit from the Central government’s Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.
“AAP is more interested in liquor sales than the health of Delhi’s citizens,” said the Minister while stating making accessible and affordable health service available for Delhi’s people is more important than engaging in politics.
He added that the Health Ministry has written several times to the Delhi Government asking it to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
AB-PMJAY is a health insurance scheme that provides financial protection for secondary and tertiary healthcare to economically vulnerable families in India.
The Minister said this in response to a question on the Delhi High Court seeking AAP government’s stand on a plea by Delhi’s BJP MPs wanting implementation of the Scheme.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the Minister said that it was unfortunate that States like Delhi and West Bengal are not implementing the scheme even after repeated requests by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and letters from the Centre.
“There could be political differences but public welfare works must be prioritised in India’s federal democratic set up for the welfare of all,” he said.
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