New Delhi, April 2 -- The National Health Authority will sign a deal with the Delhi government on 5 April to extend the Centre's free health insurance scheme to more than 654,000 families in the union territory.

The NHA is the implementing agency for the scheme, the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY).

"As per the plan, the NHA will sign an MoU with the Delhi government to implement on 5 April. The health minister of Delhi and union health minister will join the event," an official said.

It is the world's largest health insurance scheme, providing health cover of Rs.5 lakh per family per year. It is supposed to have no waiting period or restrictions on pre-existing health conditions.

The eligibility criteria fo...