Lok Sabha Question No. 2246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Digital Health Card
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2246 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## DIGITAL HEALTH CARD

## 2246.  SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched theAyushman Bharat scheme to provide free health care tothe poor people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to make digitalhealth card of every citizen under Ayushman BharatDigital Mission;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the number of people targeted to be coveredunder this scheme; and
- (f) the details thereof?

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

- (a)  to  (f):  Ayushman  Bharat-Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (AB-PMJAY)  was launched  on  23 rd September  2018  to  provide  health  coverage  upto  Rs.  5  lakh  per annum  per  beneficiary  family  to  around  10.74  crore  poor  and  vulnerable  families identified  from  Socio  Economic  Caste  Census  (SECC)  data  of  2011  on  the  basis  of select deprivation and occupational criteria across rural and urban areas respectively. Details of the scheme are at Annexure.

The Government has made a provision for every citizen to generate his/her health ID free of cost.  As of 06 th December 2021, a total of 14,15,49,620 Health IDs have been created. The creation of Health ID is voluntary. However, NHA is creating awareness among  the  citizens  about  the  usage  and  advantages  of  Health  ID  to  ensure  their maximum participation.

1. AB-PMJAY is the world's largest Government funded health assurance scheme.
2.  AB-PMJAY  provides  health  assurance  of  up  to  Rs.5  Lakh  per  family  per  year  for secondary and tertiary healthcare hospitalizations.
3. AB-PMJAY is a completely cashless and paperless scheme.
4. The benefits under AB-PMJAY are portable across the country.
5. There is no cap on family size, or age or gender.
6.  The  beneficiary  families  under  Ayushman  Bharat  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya Yojana  (AB-PMJAY)  have  been  identified  from  the  Socio-Economic  Caste  Census (SECC) of 2011 on the basis of select deprivation and occupational criteria across rural and urban areas. Details are as below:

## Detailed list of criteria for eligibility 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 kutcha walls and kutcha 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)  Rag picker
- 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/Washer-man/ Chowkidar
7.  The  number  of  eligible  beneficiaries  under  SECC  2011  is  10.74  crore  (50  crore people). 33 States/UTs implementing AB-PMJAY have further expanded the coverage of the scheme to include 13.44 crore families (65 crore people).

8. AB-PMJAY is implemented in all States and UTs barring West Bengal, NCT of Delhi and Odisha.

9. The scheme is implemented across the country through a three-tier model. National Health Authority, an attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with full functional autonomy, is the apex body implementing AB-PMJAY across the country. For effective  implementation  of  AB-PMJAY  at  States/UTs  level,  State  Health  Agencies (SHAs) have been established. District Implementation Units (DIUs) have been set up for  ensuring  on-ground  coordination  between  scheme  stakeholders  and  for  smooth implementation.
10. AB-PMJAY is completely funded by the Government and costs are shared between Central  and  State  Governments  in  the  ratio  as  per  the  extant  directives  issued  by Ministry of Finance.