Lok Sabha Question No. 1107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Yojana for middle class
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2022

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT YOJANA FOR MIDDLE CLASS

## 1107.  DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

- (a) the number of Ayushman Bharat Yojana beneficiaries in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to bring the middle class under the purview of Ayushman Bharat Yojana by charging some partial premium or free of cost, if so, the details thereof along with the number of such middle class beneficiaries likely to be benefitted by the said move;
- (c)  the time by which said move is likely to be implemented; and
- (d)  if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d): State/UT-wise details of the number of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) beneficiaries in the country are at Annexure.

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. Healthcare services including primary, secondary and tertiary are free for all citizens of the country in Central/State Government hospitals.

## State/UT-wise details of the number of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) beneficiaries in the country

| State / UT        | Number of Eligible Families under AB-PMJAY   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| A&N Islands       | 11,500                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 54,67,524                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 88,611                                       |
| Assam             | 26,96,996                                    |
| Bihar             | 1,08,11,015                                  |
| Chandigarh        | 30,074                                       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 36,50,364                                    |
| DNH&DD            | 26,342                                       |
| Goa               | 36,431                                       |
| Gujarat           | 43,83,948                                    |
| Haryana           | 15,45,936                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 4,78,985                                     |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 5,97,801                                     |
| Jharkhand         | 28,05,753                                    |
| Karnataka         | 62,09,073                                    |
| Kerala            | 22,05,505                                    |
| Ladakh            | 10,904                                       |
| Lakshadweep       | 1,425                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 83,57,257                                    |
| Maharashtra       | 83,63,664                                    |
| Manipur           | 2,73,250                                     |
| Meghalaya         | 3,47,013                                     |
| Mizoram           | 1,94,859                                     |
| Nagaland          | 2,33,328                                     |
| Puducherry        | 1,03,434                                     |
| Punjab            | 14,64,802                                    |
| Rajasthan*        | 58,95,363                                    |
| Sikkim            | 39,738                                       |
| Tamil Nadu        | 77,70,928                                    |
| Telangana         | 25,90,010                                    |
| Tripura           | 4,90,964                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 1,16,84,453                                  |
| Uttarakhand       | 5,23,536                                     |

Note:  Above  list  does  not  include  eligible  beneficiary  family  count  of  SECC  2011  from  West  Bengal, Odisha and NCT of Delhi as they are not implementing AB-PMJAY.

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