India, June 24 -- The Delhi cabinet on Tuesday approved a health care scheme to provide free and quality health care services to registered construction workers and their immediate families, officials said.

The Delhi Building and Construction Workers' Health Scheme is expected to benefit around 270,000 registered construction workers along with their families, covering a total of one million people. The government expects to spend approximately Rs.200 crore annually on the scheme, officials said.

Under the plan, registered construction workers and their eligible family members, including spouses, children and parents, will receive free and quality health care services through empanelled hospitals and mobile health units, chief minister ...