36 crore beneficiaries verified; 8.39 crore hospital admissions worth over ₹1.16 lakh crore authorised under PM-JAY: Minister
Approximately 36 crore beneficiaries have been verified, and 8.39 crore hospital admissions worth over ₹1.16 lakh crore have been authorised under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) so far, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav stated in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday (December 20, 2024).
AB PM-JAY is a flagship scheme of the Centre that provides a health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to approximately 55 crore beneficiaries corresponding to 12.37 crore families constituting economically vulnerable bottom 40% of India’s population.
The Minister added that many States and Union Territories implementing the scheme have converged their respective State Health Insurance Schemes with AB PM-JAY, thereby increasing the population covered under the government-funded medical insurance to include more than 18 crore families.
In March 2024, 37 lakh families of ASHA, Anganwadi Workers, and Anganwadi Helpers were also included in the scheme. Further, in October, the government expanded AB PM-JAY to provide free treatment benefits of up to ₹5 lakh per year to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status. The estimated number of beneficiary families aged 70 years and above across the country is 4.5 crore corresponding to the 6 crore individuals under the scheme.
“There has been significant saving towards Out-of-Pocket-Expenditure (OOPE) for beneficiaries related to hospitalization costs,’’ the Minister noted.
Published - December 20, 2024 07:39 pm IST
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