Aadhaar savings can fund 3 schemes of the size of Ayushman Bharat: Arun Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley (PTI photo)

NEW DELHI: Terming Aadhaar  as a “game changer”, finance minister Arun Jaitley Sunday said savings made through its implementation can fund three public welfare schemes of the magnitude of Ayushman Bharat  – the ambitious healthcare programme to provide free hospitalisation to millions of poor people.

He also attributed the successful implementation of Aadhaar to the decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the Congress-led UPA remained “half-hearted” towards it because of its own contradictions and indecision.

 

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