India, April 17 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday said MLAs have been told to help people acquire Ayushman cards in their respective constituencies. Gupta's remarks came after a high level meeting with ministers in the Delhi Secretariat to accelerate Ayushman card distribution.

"We held a meeting today to ensure that all the cards are made and reach the public as soon as possible. At least 169,000 cards have been issued and are now to be distributed. Public representatives have been urged to assist in this distribution, which will be carried out through district-level mechanisms. All the MLAs have been tasked with helping people in their areas get the cards. This step will ensure that no eligible citizen is deprived of qua...