Lok Sabha Question No. 1048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Health IDs under Ayushman Bharat Health Account
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-1048 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## HEALTH IDs UNDER AYUSHMAN BHARAT HEALTH ACCOUNT

## 1048 SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  issue  Ayushman  Bharat  Health  Account  (ABHA) numbers  also  known  as  health  IDs  to  newborn  babies  and  young  children  so  as  to  enable parents to track their children's health records;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  it  mandatory  for  all  hospitals,  public  and private hospitals, to register new born for a unique Health IDs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of Health IDs generated so far in the country, State/UT-wise including districtwise data for Andhra Pradesh;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  link  these  Health  IDs  to  the  larger  scheme  of providing a unique ID to each and every person in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to facilitate technological adoptions of the said Scheme in rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e): Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has been launched by the Government of  India  with  aim  to  establish  National  Digital  Health  ecosystem  by  creating  an  online platform, enabling interoperability of health data so as to create longitudinal electronic health record(EHR) of citizens.

Three  key  registries  of  ABDM  namely  ABHA  number/Health  ID,  Health  Professional Registry (HPR), Health Facility Registry (HFR) and digital infrastructure for data exchange is created to enable data interoperability across digital health platforms.

Creation of ABHA number is voluntary. Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) can be generated for citizens of all age-groups, post a KYC verification. Till 15 th July 2022, a total of 22,97,64,327  ABHA  numbers  have  been  created.  State  wise  ABHA  number  creation  is attached as Annexure - A. Andhra Pradesh's district wise ABHA number creation is attached as Annexure - B.

ABHA  number  can  be  populated  across  existing  digital  health  interventions  to  create longitudinal EHR of the citizen.

Inclusion is one of the core design principles for all ABDM building blocks. For citizens who require  assistance  for  creation  of  ABHAs,  assisted  modes  have  been  rolled  out.  Further, offline ABHA generation module has been rolled out in rural areas wherein interconnectivity is limited or not available.

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Annexure - A State/UTs wise  ABHA number status

|   S. No. | Name of the States / UTs           | Total ABHA Number generated (Till 15/7/2022)   |
|----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                     | 3,21,93,270                                    |
|        2 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,93,22,667                                    |
|        3 | Bihar                              | 1,64,48,015                                    |
|        4 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1,54,68,403                                    |
|        5 | Maharashtra                        | 1,47,97,023                                    |
|        6 | Kerala                             | 1,30,28,684                                    |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                       | 1,27,10,214                                    |
|        8 | West Bengal                        | 1,11,37,714                                    |
|        9 | Gujarat                            | 1,04,24,660                                    |
|       10 | Odisha                             | 99,82,587                                      |
|       11 | Rajasthan                          | 69,79,099                                      |
|       12 | Karnataka                          | 66,95,047                                      |
|       13 | Delhi                              | 63,41,034                                      |
|       14 | Punjab                             | 50,33,419                                      |
|       15 | Jharkhand                          | 46,83,646                                      |
|       16 | Jammu And Kashmir                  | 44,01,619                                      |
|       17 | Haryana                            | 43,55,525                                      |
|       18 | Telangana                          | 40,49,079                                      |
|       19 | Tamil Nadu                         | 31,09,455                                      |
|       20 | Uttarakhand                        | 25,86,307                                      |
|       21 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 17,97,309                                      |
|       22 | Assam                              | 10,85,136                                      |
|       23 | Puducherry                         | 8,76,330                                       |
|       24 | Chandigarh                         | 5,33,297                                       |
|       25 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 5,20,472                                       |
|       26 | Manipur                            | 4,57,657                                       |
|       27 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands        | 4,20,327                                       |
|       28 | Tripura                            | 3,64,492                                       |
|       29 | Goa                                | 3,34,395                                       |
|       30 | Sikkim                             | 3,08,880                                       |
|       31 | Mizoram                            | 2,99,320                                       |
|       32 | Nagaland                           | 2,65,841                                       |
|       33 | Ladakh                             | 2,60,217                                       |
|       34 | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 2,01,862                                       |
|       35 | Meghalaya                          | 1,34,620                                       |
|       36 | Lakshadweep                        | 71,999                                         |

1,80,84,706  ABHA  numbers  were  created  through  the  CoWin  portal..  NHA  is currently working with CoWIN team to populate state/district data against these Health IDs.

Annexure - B Andhra Pradesh ABHA number status

|   S. No. | Name of the States / UTs   | Total ABHA Number generated (Till 15/7/2022)   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | East Godavari              | 35,21,623                                      |
|        2 | Guntur                     | 32,52,664                                      |
|        3 | Krishna                    | 29,89,832                                      |
|        4 | West Godavari              | 29,68,499                                      |
|        5 | Chittoor                   | 25,78,829                                      |
|        6 | Kurnool                    | 25,53,515                                      |
|        7 | Prakasam                   | 21,78,084                                      |
|        8 | Srikakulam                 | 17,88,466                                      |
|        9 | Vizianagaram               | 15,57,367                                      |
|       10 | Anantapur                  | 15,42,187                                      |
|       11 | Visakhapatanam             | 2,27,757                                       |
|       12 | Y.S.R.                     | 54,303                                         |
|       13 | Spsr Nellore               | 45,023                                         |

69,35,121 ABHA numbers were created through the CoWin portal. NHA is currently working with CoWIN team to populate state/district data against these Health IDs.