AB PM-JAY achieves milestone of 5 Cr hospital admissions amounting to Rs 61,501 Cr

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) achieved a milestone of 5 crore hospital admissions amounting to 61 thousand 501 crore rupees.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a statement today said that till date, over 23 crore beneficiaries have been verified and issued Ayushman Cards for availing free treatment in PM-JAY empaneled hospital network consisting 28 thousand 351 hospitals, including 12 thousand 824 private hospitals across the country.

It added that the flagship scheme being implemented by the National Health Authority provides health cover of 5 lakhs rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 Crore beneficiary families. The Ministry said that AB PM-JAY is being implemented in 33 States and Union Territories except for Delhi, Odisha, and West Bengal.