Free Treatment To Senior Citizens: AAP Makes Major Announcement (image:x.com/ArvindKejriwal/)
New Delhi: As Delhi assembly elections are around the corner, AAP announced free treatment for elderly citizens at all government and private hospitals. In a major announcement, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal said: “Free healthcare for all above 60 in government, private hospitals.” Once party retains power in the national capital, people above the age of 60 will be treated for free under ‘Sanjeevani Yojana’, former chief minister said.
Sharing the snippets from the announcement on X, Kejriwal wrote: “The elders of Delhi have always considered me as their son. Today I am going to fulfill my duty. If AAP wins, all citizens above 60 years of age in Delhi will get free treatment under Sanjeevani Yojana. Whether the hospital is government or private, whatever be the cost of treatment, now the complete treatment of the elderly is my responsibility.”
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दिल्ली के बुजुर्गों ने मुझे हमेशा अपना बेटा माना है। आज मैं अपना फ़र्ज़ निभाने जा रहा हूं।
AAP के जीतने पर संजीवनी योजना द्वारा दिल्ली में सभी 60 वर्ष से अधिक उम्र के नागरिकों का मुफ़्त इलाज होगा। चाहे अस्पताल सरकारी हो या प्राइवेट, इलाज का खर्चा जो भी हो, अब बुजुर्गों का पूरा… https://t.co/IwibRyLVHr
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 18, 2024
“There will be no upper limit on the cost of treatment. Registration for this will start in a day or two. AAP workers will come to your home for registration. They will give you a card, keep it safe. Once we come into power after the elections, this policy will be implemented,” NDTV quotes as Kejriwal is saying.
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The assembly elections in Delhi expected to take place in February next year. The AAP on Sunday released the fourth and final list of candidates for the 70 Delhi assembly seats. In the 2020 Assembly polls, AAP secured a massive victory, winning 62 out of 70 seats, while BJP won 8 seats. However, the Congress failed to secure any seats in the election.
