Yesterday, the cabinet gave a nod for the government's ambitious healthcare scheme "Ayushman Bharat" which aims to provide health cover worth Rs 5 lakh to 10 crore poor families every year.-Rituparna Bhuyan caught up with Alok Saxena, joint secretary, Health and Family Welfare and Preeti Sudan, secretary, Health, while Alok Saxena said that insurance companies are completely on board the scheme, Preeti Sudan said that IT system for Ayushman Bharat is being worked on.

First Published:Mar 22, 2018 4:16 PM IST