President Droupadi Murmu announced today that all Indian citizens aged above 70 years will receive free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.In addition, she mentioned that the establishment of 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country is progressing rapidly, while addressing the joint session of Parliament.President Murmu stated, "Under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), free health services are being provided to 55 crore beneficiaries.""Further, the Government is going to take yet another decision in this area. Now every elderly person above 70 years of age will also be covered and get the benefit of free treatment under Ayushman Bharat Yojana," the President said.The AB-PMJAY, the world's largest publicly funded health insurance scheme, aims to provide health coverage of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 crore families.Under the Hospital Empanelment and Management (HEM) guidelines for AB-PMJAY, State Health Agencies (SHAs) are responsible for the empanelment of hospitals under the scheme.