Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Coverage of Transgender Beneficiaries under  Ayushman Bharat
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Benny Behanan, Shri K Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 173 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND AUGUST, 2024

## COVERAGE OFTRANSGENDER BENEFICIARIES UNDER

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT

## *173 SHRI BENNY BEHANAN: SHRI K SUDHAKARAN:

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

- (a) the total number of transgender beneficiaries who have been included under Ayushman Bharat Scheme, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the Union Government hospitals that are currently offering gender affirmation surgeries and other transgender specific medical treatments, State-wise; and
- (c) the total number of gender affirmation surgeries undertaken by transgender persons under the said scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 173 FOR 2 ND AUGUST, 2024

As on 15.07.2024, a total number of 3029 verified transgender beneficiaries are included under Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. State/UT-wise details of number of verified transgender beneficiaries under the scheme are at Annexure . An MoU has been signed between National Health Authority (NHA) and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) to extend the benefits of AB-PMJAY to transgender persons under the SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) sub-scheme ' Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons ' . These beneficiaries get cashless healthcare services as per Health Benefit Package 2022. Further, these beneficiaries are eligible for additional transgender-specific treatments under the scheme.

Gender affirmation surgeries and other transgender specific medical treatments are offered in Safdarjung Hospital and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi.

The procedure related to gender affirmation surgery is not available under National Health Benefit Package master of AB-PMJAY. Therefore, no beneficiary has undertaken this treatment under the scheme.

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## State/UT-wise details of number of verified transgender beneficiaries under the scheme

| State / UT                             |   Number of transgender beneficiaries |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Andaman AndNicobar Islands             |                                     1 |
| Andhra Pradesh                         |                                   636 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                      |                                     2 |
| Assam                                  |                                    43 |
| Bihar                                  |                                   123 |
| Chandigarh                             |                                     3 |
| Chhattisgarh                           |                                   271 |
| Daman AndDiu and DadraAnd Nagar Haveli |                                     1 |
| Gujarat                                |                                   320 |
| Haryana                                |                                    63 |
| Himachal Pradesh                       |                                     1 |
| Jammu AndKashmir                       |                                    72 |
| Jharkhand                              |                                    41 |
| Karnataka                              |                                   258 |
| Kerala                                 |                                    54 |
| Madhya Pradesh                         |                                    44 |
| Maharashtra                            |                                   594 |
| Manipur                                |                                    61 |
| Meghalaya                              |                                     1 |
| Nagaland                               |                                     5 |
| Puducherry                             |                                    26 |
| Punjab                                 |                                    26 |
| Rajasthan                              |                                    33 |
| Sikkim                                 |                                     2 |
| Tamil Nadu                             |                                   131 |
| Telangana                              |                                    83 |
| Tripura                                |                                    24 |
| Uttar Pradesh                          |                                    90 |
| Uttarakhand                            |                                    20 |