PM Modi Announces Sept. 25 Launch For National Health Protection Scheme

The people of Jammu & Kashmir will soon have facilities to develop their villages, said Modi.

Solutions will be brought to the state with 'Kashmiriyat, Jamhooriyat, Insaaniyat', Modi said, echoing Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s approach towards the region.

“The rule of law is supreme, there can be no compromise with it,” said Prime Minister Modi speaking about violence across the nation, especially those against women.

“We have to free our society and country from this disgusting mentality of rape. Recently in Madhya Pradesh a rapist was hanged by fast track court. We should spread this news and make people aware,” he said.

He further spoke about the progress made under the Triple Talaq law.

“The practice of Triple Talaq has caused great injustice to Muslim women. We are striving to end this practice but there are some people who are not wanting it to end. I promise the Muslim women that I will work to ensure justice is done to them,” he said.

Speaking about the insurance pillar of the Ayushman Bharat programme, Modi said that around 10 crore families will get health coverage worth Rs 5 lakh under the scheme.

• Pilot testing for Jan Arogya Abhiyan to begin from today
• Jan Arogya Abhiyan to be launched nationwide on Sept. 25, covering 50 crore people

• In the last two years, more than 5 crore Indians have progressed above the poverty line, Modi said, citing an international report.
• More than 6 crore non-existent people had been receiving government benefits in the past. “Our government has put a stop to this corruption”, he said.
• Rs 90,000 crore that was in the wrong hands is now being used for the country's welfare.

• A World Health Organisation report stated that 3 lakh children's lives have been saved due to our efforts of ‘Swachh Bharat’.
• “As significant as economic growth, is dignity of the individual,” Modi said. Our schemes such as Ujjwala and Saubhagya Yojana are enhancing the dignity of fellow Indians.

With a 'beej se bazar tak' approach, we are bringing exceptional reforms in the agriculture sector, Modi said.

After India’s mission on the Moon and Mars, we will now undertake a manned mission to outer space by 2022, Modi said.

Prime Minister Modi highlighted the economic and policy reform decisions taken over the last four years.

India was once known for its “policy paralysis”, but today, it is the destination for multi-trillion dollars of investment, he said.

• GST was adopted by all of India’s small entrepreneurs, despite the changes required
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has been put in place fix the banking sector’s issues

Prime Minister Modi touted the case for his government in today’s speech, reminding the country of the upcoming general elections in 2019.

Compare where India was in 2013 in all aspects to the extent of the work done in the last four years, he said. “By the 2013 pace of change, we would have taken decades to deliver toilets, gas connections, digital connectivity that we have,” Modi said.

The Indian Constitution guides us to deliver justice to the poor, opportunity to progress for all, Modi said.

The Prime Minister began his speech by remembering the country's freedom fighters, veterans and other security forces, thanking them for their services.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce the launch of the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Scheme on a pilot basis in some states today, with a full-scale roll-out of his pet project expected in September-end, sources earlier told PTI.

The ambitious National Health Protection Mission aims to provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10 crore poor families.

The scheme will target poor, deprived rural families and identified occupational category of urban workers’ families, 8.03 crore in rural and 2.33 crore in urban areas, according to the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census. The scheme will cover around 50 crore people.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will talk about the scheme in his Independence Day speech and is also likely to announce its launch on a pilot basis in some states tomorrow,” a government official said.

As India wakes up to its 72nd Independence day anniversary, Narendra Modi has reached the Red Fort, to present his fifth and last speech as the ruling party’s Prime Minister before the Union Elections in 2019.

Here’s a glimpse from his last speech.