Lok Sabha Question No. 1200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Enrolment under AB-PMAY
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH FEBRUARY, 2024

## ENROLMENTUNDER AB-PMAY

## 1200. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of persons enroled in AB-PMAY since its inception, till date, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the States who have opted it as Insurance and Trust Model;
- (c) whether multiplication of phone/Aadhaar numbers is being used to get the benefit in the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken to avoid such types of multiplication and misuse of the welfare scheme?

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

(a) to (d): Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is an entitlementbased scheme and therefore, enrolment is not required. All the eligible beneficiary families are covered from day one of the implementation of the scheme in the States/UTs. However, a beneficiary verification process is undertaken to verify the identity of the beneficiary. Further, verified beneficiaries are issued Ayushman Card, as a token of entitlement and empowerment. As on 05.02.2024, approximately 31.02 crore Ayushman cards have been created across the country. State/UT-wise details of Ayushman cards created under the scheme are at Annexure .

Presently, Twenty Four States/UTs viz. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are implementing the scheme in Trust mode.

Six States/UTs viz. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu are implementing the scheme in Insurance mode, while Three States viz. Gujarat, Jharkhand and Maharashtra are implementing the scheme in Hybrid mode.

AB-PMJAY beneficiaries are verified through Aadhaar e-KYC only. Beneficiaries have to undergo Aadhaar authentication at the time of availing services. Aadhaar-authentication ensures de-duplication across the databases.

Mobile number is not mandatory for availing services under AB-PMJAY. Mobile numbers are collected only for communication purposes, and have no relation with the beneficiary identity in the system. Therefore, mobile numbers cannot be used for availing services under the scheme. Further, AB-PMJAY is an entitlement-based scheme and the name of the beneficiary is predecided. Therefore, beneficiary database cannot be changed.

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State/UT-wise details of Ayushman cards created under the scheme

| State/UT                    | Ayushman cards created   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 69,291                   |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 1,52,76,096              |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 1,28,109                 |
| Assam                       | 1,67,05,595              |
| Bihar                       | 87,79,121                |
| Chandigarh                  | 1,75,224                 |
| Chhattisgarh                | 2,11,86,696              |
| DNG&DD                      | 4,34,869                 |
| Goa                         | 74,712                   |
| Gujarat                     | 2,35,72,652              |
| Haryana                     | 1,09,96,749              |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 12,81,633                |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 84,24,753                |
| Jharkhand                   | 1,19,04,270              |
| Karnataka                   | 1,56,53,897              |
| Kerala                      | 75,47,752                |
| Ladakh                      | 1,86,529                 |
| Lakshadweep                 | 30,655                   |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 3,88,24,391              |
| Maharashtra                 | 2,55,56,047              |
| Manipur                     | 5,54,080                 |
| Meghalaya                   | 18,88,431                |
| Mizoram                     | 5,16,884                 |
| Nagaland                    | 6,69,098                 |
| Puducherry                  | 4,90,844                 |
| Punjab                      | 84,46,653                |
| Rajasthan                   | 2,00,46,611              |
| Sikkim                      | 70,005                   |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 64,50,330                |
| Telangana                   | 82,48,381                |
| Tripura                     | 14,00,417                |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 4,91,46,657              |
| Uttarakhand                 | 54,84,725                |
| Total                       | 31,02,22,157             |

Note: States/UT of Odisha, West Bengal and Delhi are not implementing AB-PMJAY.