Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: About 36.16 crore Ayushman cards have been created for beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), the Government said on December 17.
“As per the PMJAY dashboard, as of December 12, 36.16 crore Ayushman cards have been created for such beneficiaries. Of these, 29.87 Crore cards have been created for the beneficiaries residing in rural areas,” the MoS said. said Union Minister of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Launched in 2018, PMJAY provides financial protection to deprived rural families. It also identifies occupational categories of urban workers’ families.
The flagship scheme “offers a benefit cover of Rs 5,00,000 per family per year (on a family floater basis). Services include a range of procedures covering all the costs related to treatment, including drugs, supplies, diagnostic services, physician’s fees, room charges, surgeon charges, OT and ICU charges, etc,” Jadhav said.
Further, he also listed the achievements made under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) — aimed to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country.
“ABDM intends to make healthcare more transparent, secure, inclusive, accessible, timely delivery, and most importantly citizen-centric,” Jadhav said.
ABDM comprises key registries intended through building registries such as Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA), healthcare professional registry (HPR), health facility registry (HFR), and drug registry.
