Lok Sabha Question No. 3329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Treatment of Thalassemia under AB-PMJAY
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Gajendra  Singh Patel, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3329 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH AUGUST, 2025

## TREATMENTOFTHALASSEMIAUNDER AB-PMJAY

## †3329. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL: SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the treatment and management of Thalassemia is covered under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of children and adults availing thalassemia-related care under the scheme during the last three years;
- (c) whether benefits are provided to patients of Thalassemia under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any specific plan to provide special benefits to Thalassemia patients under the said scheme in aspirational and tribal districts of the county, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether AB PM-JAY covers complex and high-cost organ transplants such as bone marrow and kidney transplants, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the number of transplant procedures authorized and the amount disbursed so far under the scheme;
- (g) whether cancer is covered under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY); and
- (h) if so, the number of cancer treatments authorized and claims settled under AB PM-JAY during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d): Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India that provides cashless health coverage of up to Rs. 5 lakh per eligible family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalizations to 12 crore families, constituting the bottom 40% of India's population.

Under AB-PMJAY, treatment related to Thalassemia is covered under HBP 2022 package master. A total number of 1,18,171 hospital admissions related to the treatment of Thalassemia have been authorized under the scheme during the last three years.

(e) and (f): Under AB-PMJAY, Health Benefit Package (HBP) 2022 includes coverage for high -cost organ transplant such as renal and bone marrow transplants. As on 30.06.2025, a total of 26,494 hospital admissions amounting to Rs. 298.31 crore has been authorized for transplant treatments under the scheme.

(g) and (h): Under AB-PMJAY, cancer related treatment is provided through more than 200 packages covering over 500 procedures of Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Palliative Medicine in the National Health Benefit Package (HBP) master. State/UT-wise and year-wise details of number of hospital admissions related to the treatment of Cancer during last three years are at Annexure .

## State/UT-wise and year-wise details of number of hospital admissions related to the treatment of Cancer during last three years

| State/UT                        | 2022-2023   | 2023-2024   | 2024-2025   |
|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands     | 152         | 61          | 83          |
| Andhra Pradesh                  | 2,80,016    | 3,39,957    | 3,76,859    |
| Arunachal Pradesh               | 104         | 197         | 430         |
| Assam                           | 19,373      | 72,104      | 787         |
| Bihar                           | 23,540      | 32,695      | 70,548      |
| Chandigarh                      | 374         | 594         | 852         |
| Chhattisgarh                    | 62,238      | 79,736      | 62,507      |
| Dadra &Nagar HaveliandDaman&Diu | 1,274       | 1,491       | 1,692       |
| Goa                             | -           | -           | -           |
| Gujarat                         | 2,54,415    | 3,41,636    | 2,88,062    |
| Haryana                         | 15,918      | 32,484      | 15,593      |
| Himachal Pradesh                | 5,083       | 4,569       | 2,106       |
| Jammu And Kashmir               | 42,705      | 45,572      | 47,436      |
| Jharkhand                       | 23,677      | 32,468      | 39,257      |
| Karnataka                       | 45,601      | 54,091      | 60,654      |
| Kerala                          | 1,05,486    | 1,10,846    | 72,662      |
| Ladakh                          | 439         | 316         | 206         |
| Lakshadweep                     | 33          | 37          | 93          |
| Madhya Pradesh                  | 1,53,112    | 1,71,631    | 1,72,159    |
| Maharashtra                     | 2,40,870    | 2,83,266    | 3,43,779    |
| Manipur                         | 3,569       | 4,697       | 1,145       |
| Meghalaya                       | 3,362       | 7,064       | 1,632       |
| Mizoram                         | 2,823       | 3,490       | 160         |
| Nagaland                        | 3,344       | 5,500       | 697         |
| Puducherry                      | 655         | 810         | 636         |
| Punjab                          | 35,817      | 46,832      | 7,052       |
| Rajasthan                       | 92,414      | 1,20,134    | 1,61,003    |
| Sikkim                          | 120         | 466         | 15          |
| Tamil Nadu                      | 1,54,100    | 1,55,212    | 1,51,260    |
| Telangana                       | 93,625      | 1,17,090    | 1,31,941    |
| Tripura                         | 3,945       | 5,300       | 803         |
| Uttar Pradesh                   | 72,666      | 1,32,828    | 1,96,834    |
| Uttarakhand                     | 21,145      | 24,585      | 5,802       |

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