New Delhi, March 14 -- Moving forward to fulfill it's next poll promise, the Delhi government is likely to sign an MoU with the National Health Authority (NHA) on March 18 to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).

With this move, Delhi will become the 35th state or UT to adopt the flagship healthcare scheme of BJP government, leaving West Bengal as the only state without it.

"The MoU will be signed on March 18 in the presence of Union Health Minister JP Nadda. Five families will receive their AB-PMJAY cards, officially making them beneficiaries of the scheme," PTI said citing sources.

The implementation of AB-PMJAY was a major election promise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent Delhi...