Lok Sabha Question No. 1285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Cards
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1285 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT CARD S

## 1285. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  State/UT -wise  number  of  cards made  in  the  country  under  Ayushman Bharat  Yojana (ABY);
- (b)  the  State/UT - wise  number  of persons  who  have  benefitted  under  this scheme  since  its inception;
- (c)  whether  the Government  proposedto  expand  this  scheme  for  providing  benefit to  the remaining entitled poor who are deprive of the benefit of ABY, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the measures taken by the Government to make the information accessible to the common people and create awareness among them for availing complete benefit of the ABY?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB - PMJAY) is a n entitlement -based  scheme  and  families  belonging  to  identified  categories,  as  per  Socio  Economic  C Census  data  are  entitled  for  benefits  under  PMJAY.  However,  in  order  to  verify beneficiaries'  eligibility  and  facilitate  availing  of  the  benefits,  e - cards  are  being  issued.  The details of State/UT wise e - cards issued  are at Annexure -I
- (b): The State/UT wise State/UT - wise number of persons hospitalized under AB - PMJAY are at Annexure II.
- (c) : Facilities under Ayushman Bharat -Health and Wellness Centres are available to all.

At present, there is no proposal to expand the coverage of AB -PMJAY.

- (d) : The steps taken by the Government to make common people aware about the features o AB - HWCs are at Annexure III.

The  details  of  IEC  activities  unde rtaken  to  create  awareness  of  PMJAY  are  at Annexure IV.

| Annexure-I                                                         | Annexure-I                                                         | Annexure-I                                                         |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT-wise number of e-cards made in the country under AB-PMJAY | State/UT-wise number of e-cards made in the country under AB-PMJAY | State/UT-wise number of e-cards made in the country under AB-PMJAY |
| Sl. No.                                                            | Name of State                                                      | Number of cards made                                               |
| 1                                                                  | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                                        | 4184                                                               |
| 3                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                  | 135                                                                |
| 4                                                                  | Assam                                                              | 189                                                                |
| 5                                                                  | Bihar                                                              | 1638029                                                            |
| 6                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                         | 29694                                                              |
| 7                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                       | 1178641                                                            |
| 8                                                                  | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                             | 250289                                                             |
| 9                                                                  | Daman And Diu                                                      | 94211                                                              |
| 10                                                                 | Goa                                                                | 8198                                                               |
| 11                                                                 | Gujarat                                                            | 5467989                                                            |
| 12                                                                 | Haryana                                                            | 1231052                                                            |
| 13                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                   | 678489                                                             |
| 14                                                                 | Jammu And Kashmir                                                  | 1120836                                                            |
| 15                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                          | 3631175                                                            |
| 17                                                                 | Kerala                                                             | 2473775                                                            |
| 18                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                        | 8                                                                  |
| 19                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                     | 11025707                                                           |
| 20                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                        | 803267                                                             |
| 21                                                                 | Manipur                                                            | 109419                                                             |
| 22                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                          | 922523                                                             |
| 23                                                                 | Mizoram                                                            | 277111                                                             |
| 24                                                                 | Nagaland                                                           | 67469                                                              |
| 27                                                                 | Puducherry                                                         | 6                                                                  |
| 28                                                                 | Sikkim                                                             | 13837                                                              |
| 30                                                                 | Tripura                                                            | 404734                                                             |
| 31                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                      | 3334663                                                            |
| 32                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                        | 3187490                                                            |
| Total                                                              | Total                                                              | 3,79,53,120                                                        |

|                                                             | Annexure-II                                                 | Annexure-II                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT-wise number of persons hospitalized under AB-PMJAY | State/UT-wise number of persons hospitalized under AB-PMJAY | State/UT-wise number of persons hospitalized under AB-PMJAY |
| Sl. No.                                                     | Name of State                                               | Number of persons                                           |
| 1                                                           | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                                 | 22                                                          |
| 2                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 133085                                                      |
| 3                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | 642                                                         |
| 4                                                           | Assam                                                       | 47630                                                       |
| 5                                                           | Bihar                                                       | 47363                                                       |
| 6                                                           | Chandigarh                                                  | 822                                                         |
| 7                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                | 557029                                                      |
| 8                                                           | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                      | 11842                                                       |
| 9                                                           | Daman And Diu                                               | 4392                                                        |
| 10                                                          | Goa                                                         | 1415                                                        |
| 11                                                          | Gujarat                                                     | 477414                                                      |
| 12                                                          | Haryana                                                     | 26997                                                       |
| 13                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 18792                                                       |
| 14                                                          | Jammu And Kashmir                                           | 18756                                                       |
| 15                                                          | Jharkhand                                                   | 181886                                                      |
| 16                                                          | Karnataka                                                   | 195262                                                      |
| 17                                                          | Kerala                                                      | 524914                                                      |
| 19                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 94207                                                       |
| 20                                                          | Maharashtra                                                 | 138722                                                      |
| 21                                                          | Manipur                                                     | 3212                                                        |
| 22                                                          | Meghalaya                                                   | 14550                                                       |
| 23                                                          | Mizoram                                                     | 13216                                                       |
| 24                                                          | Nagaland                                                    | 907                                                         |
| 28                                                          | Sikkim                                                      | 117                                                         |
| 29                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 237310                                                      |
| 30                                                          | Tripura                                                     | 17084                                                       |
| 31                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 117412                                                      |
| 32                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                 | 48993                                                       |
| 33                                                          | West Bengal                                                 | 17636                                                       |
| Total                                                       | Total                                                       | 29,51,629                                                   |

## Activities to make common people aware of the care delivered through AB-HWCs

1. In areas of operational HWCs, the Family Heath Folders are being provided to ASHAs.  The  ASHA  uses  Family  Health  Folders  and  Community  Based Assessment Checklist to undertake population enumeration and assessment of all  individuals  aged  30  years  and  above  through  home  visits.  As  part  of  this activity,  ASHA  builds  community  awareness  on  life  style  modification  and mobilizes families to avail screening services at the HWC closest to the family.
2. ASHAs  with  the  support  of  Village  Health  Sanitation  and  Nutrition  Committee play a critical role in delivery of comprehensive primary health care services by demand generation for HWCs.
3. For  easy  recognition  by  the  community,  MoHFW  has  also  shared  with  states Design Manual for the façade of AB-HWC to plan for customized branding for HWC.
4. Videos/ context specific IEC material on Health and Wellness Centres component of Ayushman Bharat have been developed.

## IEC activities undertaken to create awareness of AB-PMJAY

In order to ensure that the scheme reaches the entitled beneficiaries and other stakeholders, a comprehensive media and outreach strategy to spread awareness and empowering the beneficiaries about their entitlements and rights under the scheme has been followed.

2. This  includes  use  of  media  vehicles  such  as  outdoor  media,  digital  display  at ticket counters across various railway stations, announcements at major bus stations, passenger train branding, national and regional press coverage, op-eds and advertorials  in  print  media,  radio  campaign,  telecast  of  beneficiary  testimonials  via Doordarshan, mass messaging through SMS, traditional media etc.
3. Social media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook are also being utilised  to  reach  out  to  the  secondary  and  primary  audiences  including  the  intended beneficiaries and other stakeholders.

## Annexure IV