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‘Implement Delhi model all over India’: Arvind Kejriwal hits back at PM Narendra Modi’s criticism over Ayushman Bharat scheme | Delhi News – Times of India

adminOctober 30, 202404 mins

NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism of the Delhi government over not implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme and said it was wrong of him to politicize public health issues.Also Read: Ayushman Bharat impractical, can’t provide free healthcare…

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‘I apologise to all elderly above 70’: PM Modi’s attack against AAP, TMC governments for not joining Ayushman scheme | India News – Times of India

adminOctober 29, 202403 mins

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday apologised to the elderly for not being able to “serve them”, slamming the TMC government in West Bengal and AAP regime in Delhi on Tuesday for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme. “Elderly in Delhi, Bengal won’t be able to benefit from Ayushman Bharat as their governments…

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Senior citizen health cover, term insurance likely to be GST-free – Times of India

adminOctober 19, 202405 mins

NEW DELHI: A group of state finance ministers is veering towards GST exemption on term insurance plans, while also considering removal of the levy for senior citizens purchasing health insurance and for those who buy medical coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh.A second group of ministers (GoM) is looking at ways to minimise revenue…

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Scheme for gig workers’ social security by January | India News – Times of India

adminOctober 17, 202404 mins

NEW DELHI: The labour ministry will soon put in place a framework for social security of gig workers, including health insurance and pension, a move that will benefit drivers with ride-hailing apps and those working with delivery platforms. The decision to roll out the framework in place is seen as a “soft launch” of the…

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Panel considers lower GST on several mass-use items – Times of India

adminOctober 2, 202405 mins

NEW DELHI: The ministerial panel on GST rate rationalisation is weighing lower rates for several mass-use items, including medicines and tractors, to 5%, while leaving the tax on products, such as cement, unchanged.Lower revenue from tractors, which currently face 12% or 28% GST depending on their classification, may partly be compensated by an increase in…

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Enrolment of elderly to start in a week for expanded health cover – Times of India

adminSeptember 12, 202403 mins

NEW DELHI: The enrolment of senior citizens aged 70 and above, irrespective of income, under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) will begin in a week’s time, govt sources have confirmed.Initially, the sources said, enrolment will be carried out on a pilot basis in selected locations and then it will be expanded…

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States get nearly 75% of health, life insurance GST: FM – Times of India

adminAugust 7, 202403 mins

NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the Opposition over the demand for doing away with GST on health and life insurance, FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said around three quarters of the revenue collected goes to the states and those who are protesting should take up the matter with their state finance ministers.“I want to raise…

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GST on health & life insurance fetched Rs 21,000 crore in 3 years, government tells House – Times of India

adminAugust 5, 202403 mins

NEW DELHI: Amid growing demand for a cut, if not removal, of GST on health and life insurance, government on Monday told Parliament that the levy fetched it Rs 21,256 crore during the last three financial years, with Rs 8,263 being collected during 2023-24.Responding to a Parliament question, junior minister for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said…

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Insurance regulator Irdai pushing companies to provide health coverage to all – Times of India

adminApril 21, 202401 mins

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