J&K govt announces Universal Health Insurance Scheme for all residents of UT

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has announced a scheme to provide universal health insurance to all residents of the Union Territory.
The scheme will provide health insurance cover free of cost to all residents and shall include the serving and retired employees and their families as well.
Jammu and Kashmir Health Scheme will provide universal health coverage to nearly 70 lakh residents of the Union Territory who are not covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
The annual expenditure of the scheme is Rs 123 crore.
The scheme will cover high-end hospitalization expenses.
Three days of pre-hospitalization, hospitalization, 15 days of post-hospitalization costs would also be paid by government.
The scheme would also cover the diagnostic care and expenditure on medicine.