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Puneeth Rajkumar Heart Health Scheme (AED subsidy)

Indian National Congress · Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election 2023

Last updated 18 Jun 2026

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Original manifesto wording

“Puneeth Rajkumar Heart Health Scheme - To offer subsidy to Doctors/Clinics/Nursing Home to buy DEFIBRILLATOR (AED).”

From the Indian National Congress manifestoView Manifestop.18

Our Assessment

The state launched a heart-health scheme named after Puneeth Rajkumar (the "Karnataka Ratna Dr Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyoti Yojana", 2023): a hub-and-spoke cardiac-care network with AI-assisted ECG triage, free clot-buster injections, and AEDs deployed in public places. This substantially addresses the promise, though the specific manifesto mechanism (a subsidy to doctors/clinics/nursing homes to buy AEDs) differs from what launched. Held at pending because the coverage found is non-approved; strong candidate for an on_track upgrade once an approved source is added.