India, Feb. 22 -- Delhi residents may soon see their government-provided health insurance coverage double from Rs.5 lakh to Rs.10 lakh, with the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government set to implement the Centre's Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the Capital.

For a decade, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government relied on mohalla clinics and the Delhi Arogya Kosh scheme for free healthcare, refusing to adopt AB-PMJAY. Now, in a major policy shift, chief minister Rekha Gupta has announced that Delhi will integrate with the central scheme, with the state adding a Rs.5 lakh top-up, bringing total coverage to Rs.10 lakh per family.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Delhi government and...