CM Rekha Gupta's Delhi Cabinet Approves Implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, in her inaugural cabinet meeting on Thursday, gave the green light for the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme, with a ₹5 lakh top-up, & tabled 14 CAG reports during the first assembly session. 

"We discussed and passed two major agendas. The first was the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, which the previous government had blocked. Prime Minister Modi introduced this scheme for the entire nation, but due to the Aam Aadmi Party government, it could not be implemented in the capital. With a ₹5 lakh top-up from the Delhi government, the scheme will now be implemented," Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said  during her address to the media. 

The Ayushman Bharat scheme, a flagship initiative by the Indian Government, was being launched under the National Health Policy 2017 to promote Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The initiative aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and decides to “leave no one behind.”

The former AAP government, led by ex-chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, had opposed the implementation of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme in the city of Delhi, claiming it would “amount to downgrading the healthcare initiatives already in place.”

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