Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Cards
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 238 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH AUGUST, 2023

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT CARDS

## *238. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

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

- (a) the number of Ayushman Bharat Cards that have been issued so far under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the number of people who have benefitted from the said Yojana, State/UT-wise, particularly in Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the details of the benefits being provided/ proposed to be provided under the said Scheme and the States/UTs where the scheme has not been implemented so far?

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 238 FOR 4 TH AUGUST, 2023

As on 30 th July 2023, a total number of 24.30 crore Ayushman cards have been created under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Out of these, 45.09 lakh Ayushman cards have been created in the State of Tamil Nadu. State/UT-wise details of number of Ayushman cards created under the scheme are at Annexure-I .

As on 30 th July 2023, a total number of 5.43 crore hospital admissions worth Rs. 66,763 crore have been authorized under the scheme. Out of these, 90.49 lakh hospital admissions worth Rs. 5,576 crore have been authorized in the State of Tamil Nadu. State/UT-wise details of number of authorized hospital admissions under the scheme are at Annexure-II . States/UT of Odisha, West Bengal and Delhi are not implementing the scheme. The scheme was implemented in the State of West Bengal from 23.09.2018 to 10.01.2019. The State Government withdrew from the scheme on 10.01.2019.

The details of benefits provided under the scheme are as follows:

-  Health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year.
-  Completely cashless and paperless scheme.
-  No cap on family size, age or gender.
-  The Health Benefit Package (HBP) 2022 includes 1,949 procedures across 27 specialties for secondary and tertiary care hospitalizations.
-  All pre-existing diseases are covered.
-  Covers up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days post-hospitalization expenses such as diagnostics and medicines.
-  Benefits of the scheme are portable across the country.

## Annexure-I

State/UT-wise details of number of Ayushman cards created under AB-PMJAY

| State/UT                           | Number of Ayushman cards created   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands        | 40,870                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 13,103,710                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 93,226                             |
| Assam                              | 16,041,212                         |
| Bihar                              | 8,009,821                          |
| Chandigarh                         | 157,575                            |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 19,995,025                         |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli&DamanandDiu | 431,351                            |
| Goa                                | 28,397                             |
| Gujarat                            | 17,631,908                         |
| Haryana                            | 8,520,264                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 1,135,560                          |
| Jammu And Kashmir                  | 8,262,752                          |
| Jharkhand                          | 11,228,113                         |
| Karnataka                          | 14,149,032                         |
| Kerala                             | 7,246,494                          |
| Ladakh                             | 134,476                            |
| Lakshadweep                        | 26,184                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 36,201,750                         |
| Maharashtra                        | 9,769,656                          |
| Manipur                            | 489,263                            |
| Meghalaya                          | 1,818,791                          |
| Mizoram                            | 438,340                            |
| Nagaland                           | 599,402                            |
| Puducherry                         | 421,543                            |
| Punjab                             | 7,855,351                          |
| Rajasthan                          | 10,943,195                         |
| Sikkim                             | 54,844                             |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 4,509,149                          |
| Telangana                          | 7,233,347                          |
| Tripura                            | 1,334,151                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 29,961,252                         |
| Uttarakhand                        | 5,148,280                          |
| Total                              | 243,014,284                        |

Note: States/UT of Odisha, West Bengal and Delhi are not implementing AB-PMJAY.

Annexure-II State/UT-wise details of number of authorized hospital admissions under AB-PMJAY

| State/UT                           | Number of authorized hospital admissions   |
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands        | 2,314                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 4,451,214                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 3,578                                      |
| Assam                              | 756,101                                    |
| Bihar                              | 687,893                                    |
| Chandigarh                         | 32,884                                     |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 4,062,041                                  |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli&DamanandDiu | 107,087                                    |
| Goa                                | 10,960                                     |
| Gujarat                            | 4,168,995                                  |
| Haryana                            | 870,471                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 215,642                                    |
| Jammu And Kashmir                  | 912,076                                    |
| Jharkhand                          | 1,687,010                                  |
| Karnataka                          | 5,579,410                                  |
| Kerala                             | 5,196,539                                  |
| Ladakh                             | 7,802                                      |
| Lakshadweep                        | 652                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 2,969,630                                  |
| Maharashtra                        | 833,775                                    |
| Manipur                            | 104,856                                    |
| Meghalaya                          | 644,526                                    |
| Mizoram                            | 98,982                                     |
| Nagaland                           | 44,902                                     |
| Puducherry                         | 52,166                                     |
| Punjab                             | 1,620,125                                  |
| Rajasthan                          | 5,741,363                                  |
| Sikkim                             | 13,269                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 9,049,136                                  |
| Telangana                          | 909,025                                    |
| Tripura                            | 243,510                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 2,382,455                                  |
| Uttarakhand                        | 827,764                                    |
| Total                              | 54,288,153                                 |

Note: States/UT of Odisha, West Bengal and Delhi are not implementing AB-PMJAY.