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UDA meets Advisor Khan, pleads for online issuance of I-cards for UHIS 8/2/2020 11:17:40 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 2: A delegation of United Democratic Alliance led by its Co-Convener, Vijay Sharma who is also the Chairman of Team Mask Force and President JK Excise State Taxes Employees Welfare Society & Allied Association called on Advisor Farooq Khan at his residence and expressed gratitude for Universal Health Insurance Scheme (UHIS) under Ayushman Bharat Yojana, covering more than 1.25 crores residents of the J&K Union Territory. The delegation was accompanied by UDA Co-Conveners Ravi Tikko, President J&K Sports Speed Ball Sports Association and V.K Gupta (SE Retd). Sharma recalled that JK Excise State Taxes Employees Welfare Society had taken the issue of universal health insurance for employees and pensioners of J&K UT with Advisor Khan who with his visionary approach got approval from the J&K State Administrative Council for the welfare of residents of the Union Territory. “The beneficiaries of the scheme shall be entitled to free health insurance cover of Rs Five lakh per family per year on a floater basis and there is no restriction on family size, age or gender. All pre-existing illnesses will be covered and cashless services will also be available in all the empanelled hospitals,” Sharma added. Sharma, while expressing his gratitude on behalf of the Alliance, requested Advisor Khan that after the go ahead signal from the Chief Secretary, the Identification Card for Universal Health Insurance should be issued online so that people of J&K UT would be able to get the benefit of this scheme without any further delay amid COVID-19 pandemic. UDA members have raised this issue in one voice as the same pertains to the interest of Jammuites for which UDA has been Constituted with a high think tank of various ideologies.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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