New Delhi: Hours after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge released the party’s manifesto for Rajasthan promising doubling the amount of the state government’s health insurance programme from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana will become India’s largest health protection programme.
He said that no poor or middle class family will have to mortgage their jewellery or sell their house for the treatment.
In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, “I told Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot ji that the amount of free treatment under Rajasthan’s revolutionary Chiranjeevi Yojana should be further increased from existing Rs 25 lakh. Today, it has been increased to Rs 50 lakh for free treatment, making it India’s largest health protection scheme.”
“Now, poor or middle class families in Rajasthan can get even the best treatment and will not have to sell their house or take a loan, no jewellery have to be mortgaged. This is Congress guarantee,” the Kerala’s Wayanad Lok Sabha MP said.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Rajasthan is the only state in the country where people were getting free treatment up to Rs 25 lakh under the Chiranjeevi Scheme. Now under this scheme, free treatment facilities up to Rs 50 lakh will be provided. This is truly Chiranjeevi for the people of Rajasthan! Congress worked with all its heart again.”
The remarks came after the Congress in its manifesto on Tuesday announced that the amount of the Chiranjeevi insurance will be increased from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.
The manifesto was released by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge along with Rajasthan Chief MInister Ashok Gehlot, Manifesto Committee chairman C.P. Joshi, party leaders. including Sachin Pilot and others present.
Congress manifesto promised caste census, MSP law for farmers, Right to Housing Law, law for Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and reservation for minorities.