Monday, December 29, 2025
ADVT 
India

Salman Khurshid Praises Aayushman Bharat Scheme

Darpan News Desk IANS, 22 Oct, 2019 07:41 PM
  • Salman Khurshid Praises Aayushman Bharat Scheme

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid here on Tuesday praised the Aayushman Bharat scheme saying it must get everyone's support.


"This is a great initiative for poor as well as middle class. Everyone should support the scheme. This is a good scheme that must get support from every person," Khurshid said speaking at the 15th meeting of the Finance Commission.


However, he said the Aayushman Bharat had not been implemented properly and the funds allocated for it was not spent.


The Aayushman Bharat was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an aim to provide health benefits to the people.

MORE India ARTICLES

If Pak Has Closed Airspace, It's Their Problem: Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa

Pakistan extended the ban on its airspace for all Indian flights till June 28. The country had fully shut its airspace on the eastern border with India after the IAF carried out aerial airstrikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot on February 26.

If Pak Has Closed Airspace, It's Their Problem: Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa

Delhi Man Found Guilty Of Violating Supreme Court Ban On Bursting Firecrackers

Delhi Man Found Guilty Of Violating Supreme Court Ban On Bursting Firecrackers
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jitendra Singh convicted Delhi resident Mayank Singh under Indian Penal Code Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant).  

Delhi Man Found Guilty Of Violating Supreme Court Ban On Bursting Firecrackers

BJP Leader Vijender Gupta's Wife Robbed In Delhi

BJP Leader Vijender Gupta's Wife Robbed In Delhi
According to Shobha Vijender, the incident took place at around 10.15 am on Monday near Mandi House.

BJP Leader Vijender Gupta's Wife Robbed In Delhi

Punjab Readies To Welcome Diaspora For 'Parkash Purab' of Guru Nanak Dev

Punjab Readies To Welcome Diaspora For 'Parkash Purab' of Guru Nanak Dev
The state government has initiated preparations on a mass scale, especially in the holy city of Sultanpur Lodhi where the first Sikh Guru had attained enlightenment and spent almost 17 years of his life.

Punjab Readies To Welcome Diaspora For 'Parkash Purab' of Guru Nanak Dev

International Yoga Day: 'Surya Namaskar' Poses Light Up UN Headquarters - WATCH

On a foggy and rainy evening on Wednesday, yoga postures were projected on the North Facade of the UN Headquarters Building during a special ceremony attended by India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin  

International Yoga Day: 'Surya Namaskar' Poses Light Up UN Headquarters - WATCH

Shocking Video: Man Assaults Woman Staffer At Kherki Daula Toll Plaza In Gurugram After She Asked Him to Pay Up

A 40-year-old man has been arrested for attacking a woman working at a toll booth in an incident that was been caught on camera.

Shocking Video: Man Assaults Woman Staffer At Kherki Daula Toll Plaza In Gurugram After She Asked Him to Pay Up