India, Oct. 6 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday launched cashless medical facility for more than 50,000 Delhi Jal Board (DJB) pensioners and family members receiving pensions, allowing them to access treatment and medical tests without paying expenses upfront.

The move is aimed at eliminating the need for beneficiaries to first pay medical expenses from their own pockets and subsequently seek reimbursement through the existing process, officials said.

The cashless scheme was launched under the government's "Seva Sankalp Abhiyan" in the presence of Delhi water minister Parvesh Verma, DJB vice chairman Satish Upadhyay, board membersand other senior officials.

Under the new system, pensioners and their family members will be able to...