Lok Sabha Question No. 3219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Yojana for Senior Citizen
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2024

## AYUSHMANBHARAT YOJANAFOR SENIOR CITIZEN

## 3219. SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all the citizens above 70 years of age across have been covered under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana across the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether all the said beneficiaries have been provided with Ayushman Cards, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to reduce the age limit for the beneficiaries from 70 to 60 years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b): On 29.10.2024, Government of India expanded Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to provide free treatment benefits of up to ₹5 lakh per year on a family basis to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status. The estimated number of beneficiary families aged 70 years and above is 4.5 crore, which corresponds to the 6 crore individuals under Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). State/UT-wise details of estimated number of eligible beneficiaries (70 years and above) and number of Ayushman Vay Vandana cards created under the scheme are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

- (c) & (d): No proposal to expand the scope of the scheme is under consideration by the Government.

## Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise details of estimated number of eligible beneficiaries (70 years and above) under the scheme

| State/UT                    | Estimated number of senior citizens of 70 years and above   | Estimated number of senior citizens of 70 years and above   |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                    | Families                                                    | Individuals                                                 |
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 9,984                                                       | 13,329                                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 19,43,486                                                   | 25,94,554                                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 26,281                                                      | 35,085                                                      |
| Assam                       | 9,04,507                                                    | 12,07,517                                                   |
| Bihar                       | 29,53,168                                                   | 39,42,479                                                   |
| Chandigarh                  | 28,790                                                      | 38,434                                                      |
| Chhattisgarh                | 8,22,062                                                    | 10,97,453                                                   |
| DNH&DD                      | 9,784                                                       | 13,062                                                      |
| Goa                         | 69,458                                                      | 92,727                                                      |
| Gujarat                     | 21,37,596                                                   | 28,53,690                                                   |
| Haryana                     | 9,56,300                                                    | 12,76,661                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 3,54,275                                                    | 4,72,957                                                    |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 4,37,276                                                    | 5,83,763                                                    |
| Jharkhand                   | 8,64,437                                                    | 11,54,024                                                   |
| Karnataka                   | 25,02,165                                                   | 33,40,390                                                   |
| Kerala                      | 20,10,672                                                   | 26,84,247                                                   |
| Ladakh                      | 10,861                                                      | 14,500                                                      |
| Lakshadweep                 | 2,063                                                       | 2,754                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 260,1,742                                                   | 34,73,325                                                   |
| Maharashtra                 | 49,64,017                                                   | 66,26,963                                                   |
| Manipur                     | 92,210                                                      | 1,23,101                                                    |
| Meghalaya                   | 59,327                                                      | 79,201                                                      |
| Mizoram                     | 31,664                                                      | 42,272                                                      |
| Nagaland                    | 47,493                                                      | 63,403                                                      |
| Puducherry                  | 55,032                                                      | 73,468                                                      |
| Punjab                      | 13,01,116                                                   | 17,36,990                                                   |
| Rajasthan                   | 23,55,898                                                   | 31,45,124                                                   |
| Sikkim                      | 18,922                                                      | 25,261                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 32,35,454                                                   | 43,19,331                                                   |
| Telangana                   | 13,50,558                                                   | 18,02,995                                                   |
| Tripura                     | 1,38,001                                                    | 1,84,232                                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 66,71,437                                                   | 89,06,369                                                   |
| Uttarakhand                 | 3,99,505                                                    | 5,33,339                                                    |

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## Annexure-II

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

| State/UT                    | No. of Ayushman Vay Vandana cards created   |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 222                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 10,244                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 14                                          |
| Assam                       | 5,514                                       |
| Bihar                       | 66,712                                      |
| Chandigarh                  | 5,387                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                | 26,142                                      |
| Goa                         | 1,537                                       |
| Gujarat                     | 2,19,865                                    |
| Haryana                     | 63,297                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 12,762                                      |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 562                                         |
| Jharkhand                   | 4,856                                       |
| Karnataka                   | 68,638                                      |
| Kerala                      | 3,97,320                                    |
| Ladakh                      | 5                                           |
| Lakshadweep                 | 28                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 8,17,175                                    |
| Maharashtra                 | 21,279                                      |
| Manipur                     | 3,013                                       |
| Meghalaya                   | 47                                          |
| Mizoram                     | 38                                          |
| Nagaland                    | 106                                         |
| Puducherry                  | 3,186                                       |
| Punjab                      | 38,988                                      |
| Rajasthan                   | 20,451                                      |
| Sikkim                      | 575                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 63,233                                      |
| Telangana                   | 9,864                                       |
| DNH&DD                      | 731                                         |
| Tripura                     | 472                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 3,14,330                                    |
| Uttarakhand                 | 3,414                                       |

Note: Data as on 04.12.2024