The Maharashtra state Cabinet on Tuesday approved an expansion of the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and the Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), by increasing the number of diseases and medical procedures covered under the two public health insurance schemes from 1,356 to 2,399.

The decision, taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis , will bring nearly all major and chronic diseases under the ambit of the state’s free health insurance programme and the number of medical specialties covered will also rise from 34 to 38.

The official said that the expansion is aimed at providing free or cashless treatment for almost all major and commonly occurring ailments to eligible beneficiaries across the state.

Officials said the ex

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