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The 'Ayushman Bharat' scheme provides health cover up to:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 2 Lakhs per family
  2. 3 Lakhs per family
  3. 5 Lakhs per family
  4. 10 Lakhs per family

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 5 Lakhs per family

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (C) 5 Lakhs per family šŸ“š Explanation: Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is the world's largest government-funded healthcare program. It provides a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. It targets over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families based on the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data. The scheme aims to reduce out-of-pocket expenditures for the poor.