The Deputy CM said that the state government had no intention of closing the HIMCARE scheme, the government will also take up with the Centre to extend the Ayushman Bharat Yojana to the entire population of Himachal.

Former Union Minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Singh Thakur has openly criticised the Himachal Pradesh Congress government’s recent decision to discontinue the Himcare card services in private hospitals. Thakur described the move as a draconian decree that goes against the public interest.