India News | 87.94 Lakh Ayushman Cards Created in Punjab: Govt Tells RS
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A total of 87.94 lakh Ayushman cards have been created in Punjab, including Vay Vandana cards, till January 30 this year, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) A total of 87.94 lakh Ayushman cards have been created in Punjab, including Vay Vandana cards, till January 30 this year, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Responding to a question, Nadda said 57.96 crore have been released to Punjab under under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in 2023-24 and the entire amount was utilised.
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In 2022-23, Rs 111.38 crore was released and the entire amount was utilised, he added.
As of January 29, 2025, 771 hospitals were empanelled under AB-PMJAY, which includes 553 private hospitals in Punjab, the minister said.
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"The funding of AB-PMJAY is entirely demand-driven. The NHA releases funds for scheme implementation to the states and UTs on the basis of the actual demand received from them.
"There are no states and UT-wise allocation of funds. As per the defined process, they are required to furnish a utilisation certificate of previously received funds prior to every new fund release," Nadda said.
The AB-PMJAY is a flagship scheme that provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to approximately 55 crore beneficiaries or 12.37 crore families, constituting the economically vulnerable bottom 40 per cent of India's population. It does not cover primary healthcare.
Recently, the scheme has been expanded to cover 6 crore senior citizens of age 70 years and above belonging to 4.5 crore families, irrespective of their socio-economic status under AB-PMJAY with Vay Vandana cards, Nadda stated.
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