<span style="color: #222222;">In Ladakh, 70 per cent of the households have been covered under Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana, PMJAY and the Universal Health Coverage Scheme of Union Territory of Ladakh. UT Principal Secretary Dr Pawan Kotwal directed the Deputy Commissioners of Leh and Kargil and Chief Medical Officers to complete the distribution of cards by 21st of next month.<br />'' <br />''The Principal Secretary reviewed the progress on the inclusion of families under the Universal Health Coverage Scheme not covered under the Socio-Economic and Caste Census data of 2011. Ladakh introduced the Universal Health Coverage Scheme in December 2020, in convergence with PMJAY. The digital, portable, and cashless health insurance, UHC Scheme covers the families and individuals left out of PMJAY.<br />''<br />''Under the UHC, a family gets the benefit of Health coverage of Five lakh rupees through Golden card issued under the PMJAY or UHC scheme. The scheme also covers expenses incurred on diagnostic tests, medicines, pre-hospitalization, post-hospitalization expenses, and COVID-19 treatment.</span><br />