Govt adds 7.4 cr Ayushman Bharat beneficiary in 2024
New Delhi, Dec 29 (INB) Government has added 7.4 crore beneficiary under Ayushman Bharat scheme in 2024, union health ministry said in a statement.
Ayushman Bharat is the Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY), the largest publicly funded health assurance scheme in the world which provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
“As of 30th November 2024, approximately 36 Crore Ayushman Cards have been created since the inception of the scheme, out of which, approximately 7.40 crore Ayushman Cards have been created during the current year 2024 (Jan -Dec 2024),” the statement said.
According to data shared by health and family welfare minstry, a total of 8.39 crore hospital admissions amounting to Rs. 1.16 lakh crore have been authorized under the scheme, of which 1.62 crore hospitals admissions worth over Rs. 25,000 crore have been authorized during the year 2024 (April-November’2024).
At present 55 crore individuals corresponding to 12.37 crore families are covered under the scheme.
Many States and union territories have implementing AB PM-JAY have further expanded the beneficiary base, at their own cost, the statement said.
Approximately 37.19 lakhs ASHA, AWWs, and AWH were included under AB PM-JAY scheme from February 2024. #INB
New Delhi, Dec 29 (INB) Government has added 7.4 crore beneficiary under Ayushman Bharat scheme in 2024, union health ministry said in a statement.
Ayushman Bharat is the Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY), the largest publicly funded health assurance scheme in the world which provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
“As of 30th November 2024, approximately 36 Crore Ayushman Cards have been created since the inception of the scheme, out of which, approximately 7.40 crore Ayushman Cards have been created during the current year 2024 (Jan -Dec 2024),” the statement said.
According to data shared by health and family welfare minstry, a total of 8.39 crore hospital admissions amounting to Rs. 1.16 lakh crore have been authorized under the scheme, of which 1.62 crore hospitals admissions worth over Rs. 25,000 crore have been authorized during the year 2024 (April-November’2024).
At present 55 crore individuals corresponding to 12.37 crore families are covered under the scheme.
Many States and union territories have implementing AB PM-JAY have further expanded the beneficiary base, at their own cost, the statement said.
Approximately 37.19 lakhs ASHA, AWWs, and AWH were included under AB PM-JAY scheme from February 2024. #INB