<span style="color: #222222;">In Karnataka, the Excise Minister K. Gopalaiah today said that the Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme has benefitted 10 crore persons in the country. Addressing the media persons in Hassan today, the Minister said that programmes such as Ujjwala have provided free gas connection to eight crore poor families in the country.<br />''<br />''Saying that the eight year-old NDA Government has provided corruption-free good governance and has improved last-mile connectivity, the Minister said that during the 2014 election, its strength in the Parliament was 282 which increased to 306 in the 2019 General Elections.<br />''<br />''This, he added, proves the popularity of the NDA Government. He noted that foodgrain production has increased to 315 million tonnes and the procurement process has reached record dimensions under the Central Government.<br />''<br />''Mr.Gopalaiah said that Jandhan programme has helped the deprived to get money in their accounts.</span><br />