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Union Minister Ajay Tamta announced that victims of accidents on national highways in Uttarakhand will soon receive cashless treatment in empanelled hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The scheme currently covers eligible victims for up to Rs 1.5 lakh for 7 days. Tamta spoke about the recent bus accident in Almora and mentioned that the scheme was initially implemented in Assam and Chandigarh as a pilot project.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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