Under the approved scheme, each beneficiary will receive a health cover of ₹10 lakh, with the Centre and the Delhi government contributing ₹5 lakh each. The Chief Minister assured that all necessary formalities would be completed swiftly to ensure the scheme’s prompt implementation.
The Cabinet also discussed the Mahila Samriddhi Yojna, which promises a monthly financial assistance of ₹2,500 to eligible women in Delhi. This initiative was a key BJP poll promise in the run-up to the February 5 assembly elections. However, Gupta noted that further discussions are required to establish a proper registration and distribution mechanism before payments can be initiated.
#WATCH | After chairing the first Cabinet meeting, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta says,” In the first Cabinet meeting, we discussed and passed two agendas – to implement in Delhi the Ayushman Bharat scheme with Rs 5 lakhs top up and tabling of 14 CAG reports in the first seating of the… pic.twitter.com/2HXDPwgmj5
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Additionally, the Cabinet decided to table 14 pending Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports on the performance of the Delhi government in the first session of the newly-constituted eighth Delhi Assembly. These reports had been withheld by the previous AAP administration.
