30 Crore Beneficiary Cards Created Under Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme

New Delhi. The government's flagship health insurance scheme AB-PMJAY has crossed the milestone of generating 30 million user cards, an official statement said.

The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA) aims to provide annual health coverage to 5 crore to 12 million beneficiaries for hospitalization under secondary and tertiary care. . families.

According to the health ministry, Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states with the highest number of Ayushman cards (4.83 crore), followed by Madhya Pradesh (3.78 crore) and Maharashtra (2.39 crore).

As of January 12, eleven states have registered more than one million Ayushman cardholders.

Generation of Ayushman card is the main function of the scheme and concerted efforts are being made to ensure that every beneficiary has one, the ministry said.

“With sustained efforts, the program has reached the milestone of generating 30 crore Ayushman cards. Over 16.7 million Ayushman cards have been generated in the last two financial years.

“As of today, more than 7.5 million Ayushman cards have been generated in 2023-24. This means that 181 Ayushman cards will be generated every minute, the minister said.

Creation of Ayushman card has been included in the services offered in person by Vikishit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, which was launched on November 15 last year, with an aim to provide coverage under various schemes.

This campaign significantly contributed to the creation of maps at the local level.

Over 2.43 million Ayushman cards were generated during the yatra.

NHA has also launched Ayushman app to generate user card.

The success of this app can be gauged from the fact that since its launch on September 13 last year, the app has been downloaded more than 52,000 times.

Also, 14.6 million Ayushman cards for women have been generated so far.

“The program aims to achieve gender, regional and income equality in access to health services and 49 percent of Ayushman cards are given to women beneficiaries. Additionally, 48 percent of care provided through this program benefited women. "Gender equality is part of the main design of the program," said the minister.

6.2 million hospitals have registered under this scheme at a cost of over $79,157 million.

Had the beneficiaries received the same treatment on their own, the total cost would have doubled without the scheme, thus saving over Rs 1.25 crore in direct costs for poor and needy families. The minister pointed out.

• Posted on January 15, 2024 at 1:20 pm EST.

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