The government's ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme, that will pay up to Rs five lakh in hospitalisation costs to poor and vulnerable families, will also cover drugs and diagnostic expenses three days prior to and 15 days post hospitalisation.
He was speaking at an an event where the logo of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PMJAY) or Ayushman Bharat was unveiled along with Data Privacy and Information Security Policy and Anti-fraud Guidelines.
Nadda said strict action will be taken against those involved in running fake websites which lure people with bogus schemes in the name of the government's insurance scheme.
He said for identification of beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat scheme, letters will be sent to every family having a QR code. Pre-authorisation for the scheme will be done in half an hour, he added.
The scheme will be launched on September 25 on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nadda said around 85 per cent of rural families and 60 per cent of urban families have been identified so far under the scheme.
Asked whether the scheme was being renamed after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he said, "Its name is Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna. We just released the logo."
Asked if the government had hurried into announcing the scheme as a part of the identification process was still underway, he said, "This is a continuous process."