Lok Sabha Question No. 1876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Expansion of Ayushman Bharat Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1876 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## EXPANSION OF AYUSHMA N BHARAT SCHEME

## 1876. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

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

- (a)  the  number  and  percentage  of  population  presently  covered  under  the  Ayushman  Bhar Scheme, State - wise;
- (b) whether the Government is considering the expansion of Ayushman Bharat S cheme to cover all Indians; and
- (c) whether the Ministry has taken any steps after May, 2019 to bring West Bengal, Telan Odisha and New Delhi into the ambit of this scheme?

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

- (a) Services at Ayushman Bharat -Health & Wellness Centres are free and universal to all.

Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan  Mantri -Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (AB - PMJAY)  aims  to  provide health cover up to Rs. 5 lakh per family per annum to around 10.74 crore families, which are approximately  40%  of  the  total  population.  State  wise  details  of  beneficiaries  covered Annexure.

- (b) :     No . There is no proposal to expand the coverage of AB - PMJAY.
- (c) The Gover nment has been requesting these State/UT Governments to join the scheme.

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|   Sl. No. | State                                 |   Beneficiary families covered (in lakhs)* |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands           |                                       0.21 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                        |                                     144    |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                     |                                       0.9  |
|         4 | Assam                                 |                                      27    |
|         5 | Bihar                                 |                                     109    |
|         6 | Chandigarh                            |                                       0.7  |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                          |                                      41.5  |
|         8 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                |                                       0.7  |
|         9 | Daman and Diu                         |                                       0.5  |
|        10 | Goa                                   |                                       0.4  |
|        11 | Gujarat                               |                                      70    |
|        12 | Haryana                               |                                      15.5  |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                      |                                       4.8  |
|        14 | UT Jammu And Kashmir and UT of Ladakh |                                       6.1  |
|        15 | Jharkhand                             |                                      57    |
|        16 | Karnataka                             |                                     115    |
|        17 | Kerala                                |                                      40.9  |
|        18 | Lakshadweep                           |                                       0.01 |
|        19 | Madhya Pradesh                        |                                     118    |
|        20 | Maharashtra                           |                                      83.6  |
|        21 | Manipur                               |                                       2.8  |
|        22 | Meghalaya                             |                                       8.4  |
|        23 | Mizoram                               |                                       1.95 |
|        24 | Nagaland                              |                                       5.7  |
|        25 | Puducherry                            |                                       1    |
|        26 | Punjab                                |                                      45.87 |
|        27 | Rajasthan                             |                                      59.7  |
|        28 | Sikkim                                |                                       0.4  |
|        29 | Tamil Nadu                            |                                     147    |
|        30 | Tripura                               |                                       4.9  |
|        31 | Uttar Pradesh                         |                                     118    |
|        32 | Uttarakhand                           |                                      19.7  |
|        33 | West Bengal**                         |                                     111.9  |