Lok Sabha Question No. 964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Health Protection Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P. Velusamy, S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 964 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH DECEMBER, 2023

## HEALTH PROTECTION SCHEME

## 964. SHRI VELUSAMY P: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R :

Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the largest public funded health protection scheme in the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including district-wise for Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the details of the eligible beneficiaries under the Scheme, State/UT-wise including district-wise for the State of Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (c): Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is the largest publicly funded health assurance scheme in the world which aims to provide health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 Crore families. AB PM-JAY is being implemented in 33 States and Union Territories (UTs) except for Delhi, Odisha, and West Bengal. Approximately 27.8 Crore Ayushman Cards have been created. Further, 6 Crore hospital admissions worth Rs. 77,298 Crores have been authorized under the scheme. The Statewise details of eligible families is enclosed as Annexure-I .

In the State of Tamil Nadu, Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY is being implemented in convergence with State specific scheme Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS). A total of 1.46 Crore families are eligible for healthcare benefits under the integrated scheme, of which 86.48 Lakh families are supported by Central and State Governments and an additional 59.82 Lakh families are supported exclusively by the State Government. As of 2nd December 2023, approximately 53.63 Lakh Ayushman Cards have been created. Further, 96.25 Lakh hospital admissions worth Rs. 6143.4 Crores have been authorized under the scheme in the State. The district wise details of eligible families in the State of Tamil Nadu is enclosed as Annexure -II .

## State wise details of Eligible Families under AB PM-JAY

| State / UT                  | Eligible Families under AB PM-JAY   | Total Families under Converged Scheme (including families covered under PM- JAY)   |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 23,785                              | 23,785                                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 61,47,562                           | 1,41,70,940                                                                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 98,844                              | 98,844                                                                             |
| Assam                       | 30,03,069                           | 56,33,540                                                                          |
| Bihar                       | 1,21,10,526                         | 1,21,10,525                                                                        |
| Chandigarh                  | 79,226                              | 79,226                                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                | 41,44,847                           | 60,65,402                                                                          |
| DNHandDD                    | 47,578                              | 2,07,432                                                                           |
| Goa                         | 41,098                              | 41,098                                                                             |
| Gujarat                     | 49,85,484                           | 82,57,000                                                                          |
| Haryana                     | 17,24,837                           | 29,93,557                                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 5,32,396                            | 5,32,396                                                                           |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 6,70,010                            | 25,72,843                                                                          |
| Jharkhand                   | 31,18,620                           | 61,50,000                                                                          |
| Karnataka                   | 69,01,440                           | 1,15,00,000                                                                        |
| Kerala                      | 23,97,610                           | 41,70,066                                                                          |
| Ladakh                      | 12,120                              | 40,758                                                                             |
| Lakshadweep                 | 1,628                               | 12,523                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 93,27,963                           | 1,18,00,000                                                                        |
| Maharashtra                 | 93,05,910                           | 2,22,00,000                                                                        |
| Manipur                     | 3,07,908                            | 5,16,474                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                   | 3,85,708                            | 6,88,551                                                                           |
| Mizoram                     | 2,16,584                            | 2,16,584                                                                           |
| Nagaland                    | 2,59,468                            | 3,50,453                                                                           |
| Puducherry                  | 1,14,968                            | 1,98,737                                                                           |
| Punjab                      | 16,65,113                           | 44,44,942                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                   | 66,37,371                           | 1,39,64,369                                                                        |
| Sikkim                      | 44,228                              | 44,228                                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 86,48,748                           | 1,46,30,918                                                                        |
| Telangana                   | 29,02,621                           | 90,10,000                                                                          |
| Tripura                     | 5,49,554                            | 5,49,554                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 1,31,23,663                         | 1,80,46,259                                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                 | 5,97,682                            | 16,43,614                                                                          |
| Total                       | 12,00,00,000*                       | 17,29,64,618                                                                       |

## District wise details of Eligible Families under AB PM-JAYin the State of Tamil Nadu

| District        | Eligible Families   |
|-----------------|---------------------|
| Ariyalur        | 1,15,988            |
| Chengalpattu    | 1,72,270            |
| Chennai         | 5,32,212            |
| Coimbatore      | 3,03,005            |
| Cuddalore       | 3,82,450            |
| Dharmapuri      | 2,31,029            |
| Dindigul        | 2,64,371            |
| Erode           | 2,85,876            |
| Kallakurichi    | 2,21,891            |
| Kanchipuram     | 1,34,371            |
| Kanniyakumari   | 2,43,678            |
| Karur           | 1,45,162            |
| Krishnagiri     | 2,35,089            |
| Madurai         | 3,38,636            |
| Mayiladuthurai  | 1,32,314            |
| Nagapattinam    | 1,09,104            |
| Namakkal        | 2,13,782            |
| Perambalur      | 97,004              |
| Pudukkottai     | 2,50,573            |
| Ramanathapuram  | 2,00,920            |
| Ranipet         | 1,19,667            |
| Salem           | 3,77,586            |
| Sivaganga       | 1,94,098            |
| Tenkasi         | 1,98,701            |
| Thanjavur       | 3,26,854            |
| The Nilgiris    | 1,11,409            |
| Theni           | 1,70,790            |
| Thiruvallur     | 2,11,480            |
| Thiruvarur      | 1,98,478            |
| Tiruchirappalli | 3,12,930            |
| Tirunelveli     | 1,75,152            |
| Tirupathur      | 1,31,806            |
| Tiruppur        | 2,22,648            |
| Tiruvannamalai  | 3,54,689            |
| Tuticorin       | 2,11,295            |
| Vellore         | 1,51,231            |
| Villupuram      | 3,30,984            |
| Virudhunagar    | 2,39,225            |
| Total           | 86,48,748           |