000 Vulnerable Families

Ayushman Bharat scheme, the new health protection scheme that will cover 10 crore poor and vulnerable families, will cost the government around 5,500-6,000 crores, Niti Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant told NDTV on Thursday, rejecting suggestions that the government had announced the "path-breaking scheme" without doing its homework.

The European Commission (EC) has allocated 96,748 euros to the disaster relief emergency fund of the Red Cross International to "urgently respond" to the needs of almost 15,000 vulnerable families affected by cyclone Phailin.

CARE India, a Non-Governmental Organisation, plans to reach out to 20,000 most vulnerable families in the coastal district of Cuddalore, which was ravaged by the December 30 cyclone Thane.

Ayushman Bharat scheme, the new health protection scheme that will cover 10 crore poor and vulnerable families, will cost the government around 5,500-6,000 crores, Niti Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant told NDTV on Thursday, rejecting suggestions that the government had announced the "path-breaking scheme" without doing its homework.

The European Commission (EC) has allocated 96,748 euros to the disaster relief emergency fund of the Red Cross International to "urgently respond" to the needs of almost 15,000 vulnerable families affected by cyclone Phailin.

CARE India, a Non-Governmental Organisation, plans to reach out to 20,000 most vulnerable families in the coastal district of Cuddalore, which was ravaged by the December 30 cyclone Thane.