New Delhi, July 25 -- Over 41 crore Ayushman cards have been generated under the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, informed the Lok Sabha today.
The flagship health insurance scheme has so far authorised more than 9.84 crore hospital admissions, amounting to over Rs 1.40 lakh crore. The scheme aims to provide financial protection for secondary and tertiary healthcare to the most economically vulnerable sections of the population.
Currently, a total of 31,466 hospitals have been empanelled under AB-PMJAY across the country. Of these, 14,194 are private hospitals, highlighting the growing role of the private sector in delivery of care under...