Delhi Cabinet Approves Ayushman Bharat in First Meeting and Other Decisions

Rekha Gupta, a BJP leader and first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi in a grand ceremony at Ramlila Maidan. She chaired her first cabinet meeting on the same day, announcing two major decisions: the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme with a ₹5 lakh top-up and tabling of 14 pending CAG reports in the first Assembly sitting. Her government has also outlined its focus areas, including cleaning the Yamuna, infrastructure, education, and women’s welfare.

Key Highlights of Rekha Gupta’s First Cabinet Meeting

Implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana

• Delhi government to sign an MoU with the Centre.
• Free healthcare coverage of ₹10 lakh (₹5 lakh from the Centre + ₹5 lakh top-up by Delhi government).
• A pre-poll promise of the BJP, previously unimplemented by the AAP government.

Tabling of 14 Pending CAG Reports

• Reports were not tabled under the AAP government.
• BJP commits to transparency and accountability.

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Yamuna River Cleaning Initiative

• A key election promise of the BJP.
• Resources will be allocated for pollution control.

Ministerial Portfolio’s Announcement

• Rekha Gupta: Finance, General Administration, Women & Child Development, Revenue, Vigilance, Planning, etc.
• Pravesh Verma: PWD, Water, Legislative Affairs, Irrigation & Flood Control.
• Ashish Sood: Home, Power, Education, Urban Development.
• Manjinder Singh Sirsa: Food & Supplies, Environment, Industries.
• Ravinder Indraj Singh: Social Welfare, SC/ST Welfare, Cooperative.
• Kapil Mishra: Law & Justice, Labour, Tourism.
• Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh: Health, Family Welfare, Transport, IT.

Grand Oath-Taking Ceremony

• Attended by PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, and several Chief Ministers.
• Rekha Gupta is the second woman BJP CM of Delhi and fourth woman CM in Delhi’s history.