Lok Sabha Question No. 355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Arun Sao, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Saikia Dilip, Haji Fazlur Rehman, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 355 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF AYUSHMAN BHARAT YOJANA

## 355. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a)  the number of cards issued under Ayushman Bharat Scheme till date, State/UT-wise including in Karnataka;
- (b)  the eligibility criteria set for availing benefits under the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY);
- (c)  the  funds  released  to  the  beneficiaries  under  the  AB-PMJAY  during  the  last  five  years, State/UTwise;
- (d)  whether it is a fact that people are not getting the benefit of said scheme due to indifference of private hospitals and if so, the details thereof alongwith necessary steps taken in this regard; and
- (e)    the  details  of  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  healthcare  services  in various States and to empanel more private hospitals under the scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (e): State/UT-wise details of Ayushman Cards issued and funds released during the last five years under Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) are at Annexure-I. Details  of  eligibility  criteria  under  the  scheme  are  at  Annexure-II.  In  order  to strengthen  healthcare  services  in  States/UTs,  treatment  package  rates  have  been  revised, claim  settlement  has  been  expedited,  capacity  building  of  hospitals  is  done  and  a  hospital specific toll-free number (14413) to address the concerns of hospitals has been introduced. States/UTs  have  been  provided  the  flexibility  to  change  hospital  empanelment  criteria  for deficit regions so as to expand the network of private hospitals under the scheme.

State/UT-wise details of Ayushman Cards issued under AB-PMJAY

| State/UT                    | Number of Ayushman cards issued   |   Funds released (in crore of Rupees) |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 40,517                            |                                  2.59 |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 99,53,086                         |                               1527.52 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 78,732                            |                                  4.75 |
| Assam                       | 29,35,499                         |                                446.45 |
| Bihar                       | 77,47,450                         |                                346.29 |
| Chandigarh                  | 1,28,455                          |                                 12.61 |
| Chhattisgarh                | 1,62,59,747                       |                                940.16 |
| DNH&DD                      | 4,28,395                          |                                 15.02 |
| Goa                         | 26,678                            |                                  2.32 |
| Gujarat                     | 1,71,44,347                       |                               1198.03 |
| Haryana                     | 76,07,163                         |                                390.87 |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 11,29,742                         |                                133.13 |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 80,83,290                         |                                194.05 |
| Jharkhand                   | 99,31,436                         |                                404.97 |
| Karnataka                   | 1,27,04,414                       |                               1322.1  |
| Kerala                      | 71,08,118                         |                                545.96 |
| Ladakh                      | 1,28,213                          |                                  4.05 |
| Lakshadweep                 | 25,892                            |                                  0.46 |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 3,49,00,649                       |                               1191.98 |
| Maharashtra                 | 87,88,181                         |                               1592.91 |
| Manipur                     | 4,77,121                          |                                 84.85 |
| Meghalaya                   | 17,72,160                         |                                139.3  |
| Mizoram                     | 4,33,130                          |                                 85.68 |
| Nagaland                    | 3,85,952                          |                                 62.18 |
| Puducherry                  | 4,05,294                          |                                  8.36 |
| Punjab                      | 79,83,559                         |                                261.83 |
| Rajasthan                   | 85,30,338                         |                                923.61 |
| Sikkim                      | 52,132                            |                                  5.88 |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 18,20,901                         |                               1530.49 |
| Telangana                   | 5,35,674                          |                                236.45 |
| Tripura                     | 13,10,364                         |                                112.69 |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 2,49,52,099                       |                                946.87 |
| Uttarakhand                 | 49,65,241                         |                                191.27 |

Note: Additional 3 crore beneficiaries verified using State IT system.

## Details of eligibility criteria under AB-PMJAY as per SECC 2011

## Automatically included:

1. Households without shelter
2. Destitute/ living on alms
3. Manual scavenger families
4. Primitive tribal groups
5. Legally released bonded labour

## Deprivation criteria in rural area:

- D1: Only one room with kucha walls and kucha roof
- D2: No adult member between age 16 to 59
- D3: Female headed households with no adult male member between age 16 to 59
- D4: Disabled member and no able-bodied adult member
- D5: SC/ST households
- D7: Landless households deriving major part of their income from manual casual labour

## Occupational criteria in urban area:

1. Ragpicker
2. Beggar
3. Domestic worker
4. Street vendor/ Cobbler/ hawker / other service provider working on streets
5. Construction worker/ Plumber/ Mason/ Labour/ Painter/ Welder/ Security guard/ Coolie and other head-load worker
6. Sweeper/ Sanitation worker/ Mali
7. Home-based worker/ Artisan/ Handicrafts worker/ Tailor
8. Transport worker/ Driver/ Conductor/ Helper to drivers and conductors/ Cart puller/ Rickshaw puller
9. Shop worker/ Assistant/ Peon in small establishment/ Helper/Delivery assistant / Attendant/ Waiter
10. Electrician/ Mechanic/ Assembler/ Repair worker
11. Washer-man/ Chowkidar