Monday, June 29, 2026
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

Young Kolkata Offers Free Hugs Outside Metro Station Where Couple Was Attacked

Young Kolkata Offers Free Hugs Outside Metro Station Where Couple Was Attacked
After a young couple was harassed on the Kolkata Metro for allegedly "standing too close", the youth of the city today registered their protest against the moral policing by offering free hugs to people outside the Tollygunge Metro station.

Young Kolkata Offers Free Hugs Outside Metro Station Where Couple Was Attacked

NRI Couple Detained Thrice At Indian Airports. Their Namesake Had Lookout Notice

NRI Couple Detained Thrice At Indian Airports. Their Namesake Had Lookout Notice
The single judge pulled up the Ministry of Home Affairs for troubling and harassing the Dubai-based couple and slapped a cost of Rs. 20,000 on it.

NRI Couple Detained Thrice At Indian Airports. Their Namesake Had Lookout Notice

Bihar IPS Officer Fired Shots To Celebrate CBI Posting. Transfer Cancelled

Bihar IPS Officer Fired Shots To Celebrate CBI Posting. Transfer Cancelled
In the video that is being circulated online, the police officer is seen firing shots in the air to match the beats of the song.

Bihar IPS Officer Fired Shots To Celebrate CBI Posting. Transfer Cancelled

Kashmiri Stone-Pelters Attack Schoolchildren, Student Suffers Head Injury

Kashmiri Stone-Pelters Attack Schoolchildren, Student Suffers Head Injury
Two children were injured on Wednesday when a group of miscreants attacked a school bus with stones in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

Kashmiri Stone-Pelters Attack Schoolchildren, Student Suffers Head Injury

Woman Flies From UK To India On Husband’s Passport, Emirates Apologises

Woman Flies From UK To India On Husband’s Passport, Emirates Apologises
Geeta Modha, who runs Alankar boutique in Rusholme area of Manchester, left for the airport with husband Dilip's passport by mistake for a business trip on April 23.

Woman Flies From UK To India On Husband’s Passport, Emirates Apologises

Indian-American Owned IT Company Fined For H-1B Visa Violations

Indian-American Owned IT Company Fined For H-1B Visa Violations
Investigators found that the company paid impacted employees well below the wage levels required under the H-1B program based on job skill level, and also made illegal deductions from workers' salaries.

Indian-American Owned IT Company Fined For H-1B Visa Violations