A total of 2.02 crore claims under the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) have been settled so far in the current fiscal year, amounting to ₹28,732.18 crore, the Government has told the Parliament.
AB-PMJAY — the centre’s flagship health insurance scheme offering up to ₹5 lakh coverage per family annually for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation — aims to benefit 12 crore families, representing the bottom 40 percent of India’s population.
As of October 31, over 42.31 crore Ayushman cards have been created under the scheme.
In a bid to widen coverage, in March 2024 eligibility was extended to include 37 lakh frontline workers — accredited social health activists (ASHAs), Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) — along with their families. Additionally, the scheme was expanded to cover all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of socio-economic status, under the new Ayushman Vay Vandana initiative.
Under these expansion efforts, more than 41.34 lakh cards have been issued for ASHA/AWW/AWH beneficiaries and 89.51 lakh cards under the Vay Vandana scheme for eligible senior citizens.
The government also said that 1,80,906 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) centres — earlier known as AB-HWCs (Health and Wellness Centres) — are operational across the country. These centres provide preventive and screening services for common non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, oral cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer.
Since inception, millions have benefited from screenings: till October, 38.79 crore screenings for hypertension, 36.05 crore for diabetes, 31.88 crore for oral cancer, 14.98 crore for breast cancer, and 8.15 crore for cervical cancer have been carried out at sub-health and primary health centres including AAMs.
To boost accessibility, teleconsultation services are available at all operational AAMs nationwide. As of October 31, a total of 41.14 crore teleconsultations have been conducted under the scheme.
