New Delhi: The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) on Thursday urged the government to extend Ayushman Bharat health insurance coverage to persons with disabilities, highlighting significant gaps in access to affordable healthcare.

Releasing a white paper in the national capital, the organisation noted that 80 per cent of persons with disabilities in India do not have any form of health insurance.

The report exposed deep structural inequities that continue to deprive nearly 16 crore Indians with disabilities of equitable access to both public and private health insurance.

“Even as the government expands Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) to cover all senior citizens aged 70 and above, persons with disabilities remain conspicuously excluded despite facing equal

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