BJP banking 'goodwill' of Ayushman Bharat scheme for electoral gains in UP

So far, nearly 3 million beneficiary cards have already been generated in UP, which is more than 10% of the total count pan India

With the crucial 2019 Lok Sabha elections underway, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking to capitalise on the ‘goodwill’ generated by the flagship central government universal healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat or popularly dubbed as Modicare.

Modicare, touted as the world’s largest public-funded health insurance, is targetted to benefit more than 500 million people in India. In UP, the scheme is estimated to cover 11.8 million poor households comprising 60 million people, thus accounting for 12% of the total beneficiaries.

So far, nearly 3 million beneficiary cards have already been generated in UP, which is more than 10 per cent of