India, April 6 -- New Delhi

The Delhi government on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union ministry of health and family welfare to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme in the Capital. Officials said Delhi is the 35th state or Union territory to implement the scheme.

Officials said that the distribution of Ayushman Bharat cards will begin from April 10. The MoU was signed between the state government and the National Health Authority, the nodal agency responsible for implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme nationwide.

Speaking on the occasion at Rang Bhawan in Delhi, Union health minister JP Nadda, said that this scheme is an "assurance" scheme as it is built on t...