
May 23, 2026
✦Indian Express
Bengal gets Rs 3,000 crore Central aid, Ayushman Bharat card rollout from July: Suvendu
Bengal's Chief Minister announced that over six crore Swasthya Sathi cardholders will join the Ayushman Bharat scheme from July. The Centre also approved Rs 3,000 crore for healthcare, with the first Rs 500 crore already released. He said, "we will be able to issue Ayushman Bharat cards by July."