Children Up To 18 years Will Be Provided Free Health Insurance of Rs 5 lakhs Under Ayushman Bharat

Under Ayushman Bharat, children up to the age of 18 will be provided with free health insurance of Rs 5 lakhs, with PM Care paying the premium, Union Minister Anurag Thakur announced on Wednesday via its Twitter handle. The above-mentioned financial help will be provided to eligible children as part of the deeds made to care for children impacted by COVID19. The Ayushman Bharat PradhanMantri - Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) offers health insurance coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per year per household for tertiary and secondary healthcare treatments.

About PM Cares For Children

On May 29, 2021, The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India inaugurated the PM CARES for Children Scheme for the Children. It seeks to assist children who have lost both parents or legal guardians, adoptive parents, or surviving parents due to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on March 11, 2020. The scheme's goal is to provide complete support and treatment to children on a long-term basis, as well as to facilitate their health via health insurance, strengthen them through education, and prepare them for self-sufficiency with financial assistance when they hit the age of 23.