Lok Sabha Question No. 1501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-1501 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2023

## AYUSHMANBHARAT HEALTH ACCOUNTS

## 1501 : SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is issuing Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) cards;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the salient features of ABHA cards;
- (c) the eligibility criteria set to avail the benefits of ABHA Cards;
- (d) whether Aadhaar Card Number is mandatory for obtaining ABHA Cards and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has any statistics regarding number of ABHA Cards issued so far; and
- (f) if so, the details of number of cards issued so far, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

## (a) to (f)

Government of India has launched Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) with a vision to create national digital health ecosystem. It aims to create a platform enabling interoperability of health data within the health ecosystem to create longitudinal Electronic Health Record (EHR) of every citizen.

To ensure participation of citizen, Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs) numbers are created. ABHA cards may be issued digitally or in the form of a hardcopy. Salient features of ABHA cards include:

- i. Unique Health Identifier as a random 14-digit number,
- ii. Single source of truth of Health Information,
- iii. Secure consent-driven sharing of health data,
- iv. Voluntary opt-in and out-out,
- v. Reduced prescription and clinical errors,
- vi. Inclusive access for all, to the Digital Health ecosystem,
- vii. Structured health ecosystem and,
- viii. Easy access to health schemes.

Every citizen of India is eligible to get the benefits of an ABHA card. AADHAAR card number is not mandatory and is only one of the options to create an ABHA card.

As on 20 th July 2023, a total of 43,01,89,100 ABHA Numbers/ ABHA cards have been created. State/UT-wise details attached in Annexure - A.

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|   S. No | State Name                             | ABHAcreated*   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------|
|       1 | Uttar Pradesh                          | 4,29,67,542    |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                         | 4,10,49,333    |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh                         | 4,04,43,547    |
|       4 | Gujarat                                | 3,13,54,937    |
|       5 | Maharashtra                            | 2,99,77,176    |
|       6 | West Bengal                            | 2,90,65,972    |
|       7 | Odisha                                 | 2,49,29,736    |
|       8 | Karnataka                              | 2,35,65,701    |
|       9 | Rajasthan                              | 2,08,48,624    |
|      10 | Chhattisgarh                           | 1,78,55,656    |
|      11 | Bihar                                  | 1,75,33,843    |
|      12 | Assam                                  | 1,63,43,552    |
|      13 | Kerala                                 | 1,38,48,109    |
|      14 | Telangana                              | 98,02,243      |
|      15 | Haryana                                | 89,54,742      |
|      16 | Delhi                                  | 73,74,571      |
|      17 | Jammu &Kashmir                         | 70,30,837      |
|      18 | Jharkhand                              | 68,17,036      |
|      19 | Tamil Nadu                             | 65,63,360      |
|      20 | Uttarakhand                            | 57,93,800      |
|      21 | Punjab                                 | 56,81,459      |
|      22 | Himachal Pradesh                       | 19,71,031      |
|      23 | Puducherry                             | 9,07,472       |
|      24 | Chandigarh                             | 6,05,021       |
|      25 | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 5,47,296       |
|      26 | Nagaland                               | 5,25,482       |
|      27 | Manipur                                | 5,24,867       |
|      28 | Tripura                                | 5,21,601       |
|      29 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands               | 4,22,196       |
|      30 | Goa                                    | 4,03,451       |
|      31 | Meghalaya                              | 3,96,111       |
|      32 | Mizoram                                | 3,60,509       |
|      33 | Sikkim                                 | 3,31,074       |
|      34 | Ladakh                                 | 2,90,492       |
|      35 | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 2,24,928       |
|      36 | Lakshadweep                            | 74,031         |