'Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana' has been launched in the hill state. Under the scheme, each household in the state will be able to avail medical treatment of up to 5 lakh rupees annually.<br />''<br />''<br />''The scheme will benefit 23 lakh households and cover 1,350 critical diseases. Launching the Yojna in Dehradun yesterday, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat distributed scheme-related golden cards to beneficiaries.<br />''<br />''<br />''He also signed Memoranda of Understanding with private hospitals and announced that soon free of cost OPD facilities will be available for children and elderly people in the state.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr Rawat said, all the households have been included under the scheme as the government wants that everyone should be able to afford medical treatment.</span><br />