'Modicare': India's PM promises free health care for poorest citizens

Narendra Modi says bottom 40% of population will be covered under flagship programme

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has launched the world’s biggest health insurance scheme, promising free coverage for half a billion of India’s poorest citizens ahead of national elections in May.

The bottom 40% of India’s 1.25 billion people will be covered under the flagship program, dubbed “Modicare”, unveiled in the federal budget earlier this year.

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