Bengaluru: Ending months of confusion, the State Government finally integrated the Centrally sponsored ‘Ayushman Bharath’ scheme with the Karnataka Government’s ‘Arogya Karnataka’ initiative, enabling people with Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards to avail medical assistance up to Rs.5 lakh per year. It would be Rs.1.50 lakh for Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru yesterday, Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Government on Oct. 31, which will help poor people to avail the medical facilities.
