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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off a fleet of registration vans from Munirka in South Delhi to facilitate doorstep enrollment for the Delhi government’s Vaya Vandana Yojana on Friday. It will offer cashless medical treatment of up to Rs 10 lakh for senior citizens aged 70 and above. 

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A total of 70 mobile vans will operate across all 70 assembly constituencies in the Capital, ensuring convenient and doorstep registration for eligible senior citizens.

“The Vaya Vandana Yojana is also an important step in advancing the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. Building upon this vision, our government is launching mobile vans to issue health cards to senior citizens aged 70 and above, ensuring they don’t need to stand in queues or visit offices. The Delhi government will deliver this service at their doorsteps,” the CM said at the flagging off event on Friday.

Officials said that the vans will carry out on-the-spot registrations in local neighborhoods. Any resident aged 70 or above can receive the Ayushman Vaya Vandana card by presenting their Aadhaar and proof of residence in Delhi.

The Delhi government has increased the existing Rs 5 lakh health coverage under Ayushman Bharat by an additional Rs 5 lakh, offering a total of Rs 10 lakh in cashless treatment benefits for senior citizens aged 70 and above. 

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“No one will need to make any advance payments at hospitals. Just present the Ayushman card and get the treatment. The entire cost up to Rs 10 lakh will be covered by the government,” CM Gupta added.

The Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana, a pension scheme for the elderly in the city, has recorded over 28,000 registrations since its launch on April 28.

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