Lok Sabha Question No. 343 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Yojana for Health Care Services
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 343 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2023

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT YOJANA FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES

## †*343. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  digital  cards  under  the  Ayushman  Bharat Yojana for providing healthcare services to the citizens in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  said  digital  cards  are  not  being  issued  in  many  States/UTs  where Chiranjeevi  Health  Insurance  Scheme  and  other  similar  schemes  are  rolled  out  by State Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any Scheme for the patients in such States to cover their healthcare needs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted a survey of incurable diseases like heart attack and cancer prevalent in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise particularly in Churu district of Rajasthan; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to implement Scheme for incurable diseases in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (  e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 343 FOR 24  TH  MARCH, 2023

(a) to (e) Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is the largest publicly funded health protection scheme in the world which provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 60 crore beneficiaries. Many  States/UTs implementing  AB-PMJAY  have expanded the beneficiary base to approximately 15.5 crore families at their own cost. It  is  an  entitlement-based  scheme.  No  enrolment  or  registration  of  beneficiary  is required to avail benefits under the scheme. The verified beneficiaries are issued PVC Ayushman card under the scheme. The digital copy of the Ayushman card is shared instantly  once  the  request  for  Ayushman  card  is  approved.  Beneficiaries  can  also download their  Ayushman Card. A total of 23.3  crore  Ayushman  cards  have  been created under the scheme, State/UT-wise details of which, are at Annexure.

The  scheme  is  implemented  in  33  States/UTs  in  convergence  with  over  20 State specific schemes.  Co-branded  Ayushman  card  is  issued  to  the eligible beneficiaries supported by Centre  and State in  all the 33  States/UTs.  In  Rajasthan, AB-PMJAY is implemented in convergence with the States' health insurance scheme Mukhyamantri  Chiranjeevi Swasthya Yojana and the beneficiaries under the converged scheme are also issued co-branded PVC Ayushman card.

Under Ayushman Bharat -Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), comprehensive  need-based  healthcare  services  covering  maternal  and  child  health services and non-communicable diseases, including free essential drugs and diagnostic services are provided free of cost to all citizens of the country.

AB-PMJAY provides treatment corresponding to a total of 1,949 procedures under  27  different  specialties  including  chronic  diseases  such  as  Cancer,  Diabetes, Heart Disease and other incurable diseases. Of these, a total of 549 procedures are related to Cancer healthcare, while a total of 184 procedures are related to Cardiology and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.

Government of India provides technical and financial support to the State/UTs under  the  National  Programme  for  Prevention  and  Control  of  Cancer,  Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), as part of National Health Mission (NHM).  The  programme  focusses  on  strengthening  infrastructure,  human  resource development, health promotion & awareness generation for Cancer prevention, early diagnosis, management and referral to an appropriate level of healthcare facility for treatment of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Under NPCDCS, 708 District NCD Clinics, 301 District  Day  Care  Centres,  and  5671  Community  Health  Center NCD Clinics have been set up.

Government  of  India  implements  "Strengthening  of  Tertiary  Care  Cancer Facilities Scheme" under NPCDCS to assist States/UTs in setting up of State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) in different parts of the country in order to enhance the facilities for tertiary care of cancer. 19 State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) have been approved under the said scheme. 15 Institutes are functional so far. National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar  (Haryana)  and  second  campus  of  Chittaranjan  National  Cancer  Institute, Kolkata  have  also  been  set  up.  All  existing  and  new  AIIMS  and  many  upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) also focus on treatment of Non-Communicable Diseases including cancer.

## State/UT-wise details of Ayushman cards created under the scheme

| State/UT                              | Ayushman cards created   |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands           | 40,616                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                        | 11,709,939               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                     | 82,607                   |
| Assam                                 | 7,502,411                |
| Bihar                                 | 7,768,696                |
| Chandigarh                            | 141,662                  |
| Chhattisgarh                          | 17,041,356               |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu | 430,863                  |
| Goa                                   | 27,076                   |
| Gujarat                               | 17,743,275               |
| Haryana                               | 8,137,302                |
| Himachal Pradesh                      | 1,131,516                |
| Jammu And Kashmir                     | 8,142,855                |
| Jharkhand                             | 10,582,316               |
| Karnataka                             | 13,697,728               |
| Kerala                                | 7,146,371                |
| Ladakh                                | 130,420                  |
| Lakshadweep                           | 26,031                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                        | 35,534,316               |
| Maharashtra                           | 9,161,278                |
| Manipur                               | 482,457                  |
| Meghalaya                             | 1,779,340                |
| Mizoram                               | 434,506                  |
| Nagaland                              | 435,497                  |
| Puducherry                            | 409,804                  |
| Punjab                                | 7,990,610                |
| Rajasthan                             | 10,091,251               |
| Sikkim                                | 52,614                   |
| Tamil Nadu                            | 2,786,818                |
| Telangana                             | 4,198,258                |
| Tripura                               | 1,313,815                |
| Uttar Pradesh                         | 26,156,403               |
| Uttarakhand                           | 5,017,750                |

Note: Additional 1.6 crore beneficiaries have been verified using States' IT system.