Union Cabinet approved the launch of National Health Protection Mission Ayushman Bharat. This scheme will see over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families in the country getting health cover worth 5 lakh rupees.

Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has approved launch of a new Centrally Sponsored Ayushman Bharat.

The scheme has the advantage cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year. The target beneficiaries of the proposed scheme will be more than 10 crore families belonging to poor and helpless population based on SECC database.

Cabinet also approves moving of official amendments in Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016.

Union Cabinet has also approved the continuation of the National Health Mission - with effect from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2020 with a budgetary support of Rs. 85,217 crore as Central Share over this period.

Cabinet has also approved continuation of the Prime Minister's Development Package for Jammu & Kashmir 2015 - "Stepping up of support under creation of Infrastructure in District Hospitals, Sub-district Hospitals and Primary Health Centers over 5 years" - with effect from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2020 with a budgetary support of Rs. 625.20 crores as total centrally-funded scheme.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for Central Sector Scheme "Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry" for the next three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.