Lok Sabha Question No. 2518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Financial Assistance Schemes for Medical Treatment
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026

## CENTRALLYSPONSORED FINANCIALASSISTANCE SCHEMES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT

## 2518. DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

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

- (a) the details of the Centrally Sponsored Health Schemes / Programmes and financial assistance schemes for medical treatment presently in operation in the country;
- (b) the number of persons benefited therefrom during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated for the schemes/programmes in the country during the same period, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (d) the assessment of the Government about the efficiency of the schemes in improving health, particularly that of the poor people in the country?

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

(a) to (d): Under the National Health Mission (NHM), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen public health infrastructure and service delivery in rural areas. States/UTs submit their proposals through the annual Programme Implementation Plan (PIP), and based on the available resource envelope (RE), the Government of India grants approvals in the Record of Proceedings (ROP) as per the link provided below:

https://nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=1377&lid=744

As updated by the States/UTs in AAM portal, a total of 1,82,944 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs have been established and operationalized as on 31.12.2025. Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), erstwhile Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), have been established by upgrading existing Sub-Health Centres (SHC) and Primary Health Centres (PHC) in rural and urban areas to deliver 12 package of basic healthcare services. These primarily health services include Reproductive and Child Health (RMNCHA+N) services,

Communicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) (screening and management for NCDs such as Hypertension, Diabetes and 3 common cancers of Oral, Breast and Cervix) and incrementally adding other services for mental health, ENT, Ophthalmology, oral health, geriatric and palliative health care and trauma care etc.

The details of Central releases and Expenditure under NHM in the country from FY 2022 -23 to FY 2024-25 is attached at Annexure-I .

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is a centrally sponsored scheme which provides health coverage of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 Crore families constituting bottom 40% of India's population.

In March 2024, around 37 lakh families of ASHA workers, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) were included under the scheme.

In October 2024, the scheme was further expanded to cover nearly 6 crore senior citizens aged 70 years and above, belonging to approximately 4.5 crore families, irrespective of their socio-economic status.

Under AB PM-JAY, the latest national master of Health Benefit Package (HBP 2022) provides cashless healthcare services for 1,961 procedures across 27 medical specialties.

As on 31 January 2026, a total of 11.46 crore hospital admissions, amounting to Rs. 1.69 lakh crore, have been authorized under the scheme across the States/UTs. The State-wise details of hospital admissions during the last three years and the current year are attached as AnnexureII .

The funding of AB PM-JAY is entirely demand-driven. The National Health Authority (NHA) releases funds to States/UTs for scheme implementation based on utilization certificates for previous releases and the demand received from the States. The details of Central Share funds released to the States/UTs from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 are enclosed as Annexure-III .

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## Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise Central Release & Expenditure under National Health Mission for the FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25

(Rs. in Cr.)

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT                | 2022-23         | 2022-23     | 2023-24         | 2023-24     | 2024-25         | 2024-25     |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT                | Central Release | Expenditure | Central Release | Expenditure | Central Release | Expenditure |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands         | 45.26           | 42.28       | 37.84           | 40.71       | 49.99           | 44.41       |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 1,489.45        | 1,914.34    | 1,096.01        | 2,833.44    | 1,319.61        | 2,439.82    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 233.82          | 424.78      | 404.55          | 399.44      | 388.86          | 472.93      |
| 4        | Assam                               | 1,981.83        | 2,307.00    | 2,257.06        | 2,626.87    | 2,076.25        | 2,607.54    |
| 5        | Bihar                               | 1,586.57        | 3,717.81    | 2,032.95        | 4,010.97    | 2,367.18        | 4,466.31    |
| 6        | Chandigarh                          | 38.09           | 26.98       | 30.58           | 31.85       | 43.43           | 37.29       |
| 7        | Chattisgarh                         | 1,195.08        | 2,152.45    | 875.80          | 1,743.79    | 969.11          | 1,784.09    |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 58.28           | 41.61       | 39.92           | 41.96       | 40.96           | 40.47       |
| 9        | Delhi                               | 35.15           | 298.11      | 150.54          | 338.41      | 240.39          | 365.44      |
| 10       | Goa                                 | 55.42           | 84.64       | 48.97           | 84.53       | 55.06           | 95.17       |
| 11       | Gujarat                             | 1,120.06        | 2,292.35    | 1,506.96        | 4,040.00    | 1,324.86        | 3,198.15    |
| 12       | Haryana                             | 681.21          | 1,185.43    | 524.01          | 1,221.41    | 562.49          | 1,127.06    |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                    | 494.65          | 567.83      | 470.36          | 629.76      | 523.70          | 654.52      |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                     | 651.52          | 917.02      | 805.22          | 956.95      | 1,040.76        | 1,110.30    |
| 15       | Jharkhand                           | 810.30          | 1,495.17    | 958.06          | 1,992.91    | 964.31          | 1,986.59    |
| 16       | Karnataka                           | 1,246.67        | 2,376.94    | 1,187.60        | 2,741.98    | 1,295.81        | 2,478.23    |
| 17       | Kerala                              | 1,036.76        | 1,592.96    | 189.15          | 1,246.25    | 1,351.78        | 1,422.88    |
| 18       | Ladakh                              | 94.95           | 109.67      | 120.44          | 119.67      | 135.98          | 150.50      |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                         | 9.97            | 9.29        | 3.79            | 7.10        | 9.68            | 10.00       |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 2,582.10        | 4,489.15    | 2,545.68        | 5,202.61    | 2,430.91        | 5,225.77    |
| 21       | Maharashtra                         | 2,187.13        | 4,501.75    | 2,729.30        | 5,001.70    | 2,417.95        | 4,364.86    |
| 22       | Manipur                             | 61.40           | 214.69      | 169.12          | 159.32      | 279.16          | 295.79      |
| 23       | Meghalaya                           | 261.56          | 319.08      | 261.39          | 305.83      | 297.95          | 393.01      |
| 24       | Mizoram                             | 111.82          | 135.33      | 134.42          | 179.84      | 159.96          | 174.67      |
| 25       | Nagaland                            | 91.38           | 161.93      | 184.84          | 196.69      | 204.47          | 243.60      |
| 26       | Odisha                              | 1,284.69        | 3,402.50    | 1,901.77        | 3,356.68    | 1,916.79        | 3,585.01    |

|   27 | Puducherry    | 20.73    | 48.51    | 30.80    | 45.74     | 26.27    | 49.27     |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|
|   28 | Punjab        | 448.89   | 1,054.39 | 91.49    | 1,428.94  | 878.21   | 1,027.72  |
|   29 | Rajasthan     | 1,460.80 | 3,726.21 | 2,785.46 | 4,350.63  | 2,398.62 | 4,772.33  |
|   30 | Sikkim        | 73.30    | 88.69    | 68.17    | 75.77     | 81.67    | 89.59     |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu    | 1,652.24 | 3,191.84 | 1,996.06 | 3,104.16  | 1,742.67 | 3,461.74  |
|   32 | Telangana     | 683.77   | 2,062.93 | 564.93   | 1,288.75  | 1,110.43 | 1,872.42  |
|   33 | Tripura       | 231.90   | 287.20   | 264.31   | 309.62    | 268.67   | 279.35    |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh | 5,133.59 | 8,828.29 | 4,928.14 | 10,572.60 | 5,853.43 | 10,377.16 |
|   35 | Uttarakhand   | 505.01   | 647.13   | 711.33   | 709.79    | 604.05   | 760.15    |
|   36 | West Bengal   | 1,252.32 | 3,509.86 | 890.42   | 3,641.98  | 688.44   | 3,583.07  |

## Note:

1. Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State release & unspent balances at the beginning of the year.

Expenditure is as per FMRs submitted by States/UTs and is provisional.

2. The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution.

## Annexure-II

## State/UTs wise details of the number of hospital admissions authorized under PMJAY during the last three years and the current year

(No. in lakhs)

| State/UTs                   |   FY 2022-23 |   FY-2023-24 |   FY-2024-25 |   FY 2025-26 (As on 31.01.2026) |
|-----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands |        0.007 |        0.006 |        0.009 |                           0.008 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |       15.01  |       18.42  |       20.52  |                          18.11  |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |        0.01  |        0.01  |        0.05  |                           0.06  |
| Assam                       |        2.4   |        4.93  |        5.11  |                           4.49  |
| Bihar                       |        2.13  |        3.5   |        9.46  |                          10.75  |
| Chandigarh                  |        0.1   |        0.17  |        0.24  |                           0.24  |
| Chhattisgarh                |       13.25  |       15.85  |       17.43  |                          12.62  |
| Delhi*                      |        0     |        0     |        0     |                           0.24  |
| Goa                         |        0     |        0.04  |        0.1   |                           0.1   |
| Gujarat                     |        9.15  |       12.81  |       14.52  |                          13.29  |
| Haryana                     |        2.84  |        6.23  |        9.65  |                           9.65  |
| Himachal Pradesh            |        0.63  |        0.66  |        0.84  |                           0.97  |
| Jammu And Kashmir           |        3.85  |        4.27  |        4.29  |                           3.4   |
| Jharkhand                   |        4.12  |        4.24  |        4.45  |                           3.8   |
| Karnataka                   |       21.16  |       32.13  |       38.05  |                          25.24  |
| Kerala                      |       12.22  |       10.78  |        9.1   |                           8.34  |
| Ladakh                      |        0.05  |        0.07  |        0.11  |                           0.1   |
| Lakshadweep                 |        0.004 |        0.005 |        0.005 |                           0.004 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |       11.72  |       12.71  |       16.91  |                          16.61  |
| Maharashtra                 |        3.26  |        3.94  |       13.04  |                          13.93  |
| Manipur                     |        0.39  |        0.51  |        0.84  |                           0.87  |

| Meghalaya                                |   1.85 |   1.88 |   2.30 |   2.28 |
|------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Mizoram                                  |   0.23 |   0.32 |   0.4  |   0.29 |
| Nagaland                                 |   0.12 |   0.29 |   0.34 |   0.26 |
| Odisha*                                  |   0    |   0    |   0    |  11.86 |
| Puducherry                               |   0.25 |   0.39 |   0.44 |   0.48 |
| Punjab                                   |   2.99 |   5.33 |   6.14 |   6.48 |
| Rajasthan                                |  16.34 |  19.78 |  19.23 |  16.22 |
| Sikkim                                   |   0.05 |   0.07 |   0.11 |   0.13 |
| Tamil Nadu                               |  17.66 |  10.58 |  11.33 |  10.2  |
| Telangana                                |   5.53 |   6.18 |   6.78 |   6.22 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |   0.21 |   0.18 |   0.2  |   0.18 |
| Tripura                                  |   0.76 |   0.98 |   1.25 |   1.45 |
| Uttar Pradesh                            |   8.43 |  17.01 |  24.91 |  24.62 |
| Uttarakhand                              |   2.61 |   3.72 |   3.94 |   3.61 |

*Delhi and Odisha are onboarded under the AB PM-JAY in April 2025.

## Annexure-III

## The details of funds released to the State/UTs central share during the period from FY-2022 -23 to FY- 2025-26 (As on 08.02. 2026) under PMJAY

(Rs. in Crores)

| State/UTs                                | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   | FY-2024-25   |   FY 2025-26 (As on 08.02.2026) |
|------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands                  | 1.00         | 0.59         | 1.25         |                            1.28 |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 480.88       | 451.45       | 328.65       |                          382.68 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 3.81         | 3.47         | 8.9          |                            5.6  |
| Assam                                    | 209.33       | 292.06       | 296.27       |                          294.02 |
| Bihar                                    | 145.51       | 172.5        | 610.15       |                          725.49 |
| Chandigarh                               | 6.41         | 8.96         | 9.05         |                           10.15 |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 352.94       | 195.47       | 336.13       |                          213.43 |
| Delhi*                                   | -            | -            | -            |                           44.21 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 2.93         | 7.79         | 5.76         |                            5.26 |
| Goa                                      | 0.52         | 1.2          | 0            |                            1.67 |
| Gujarat                                  | 660.15       | 267.48       | 240.58       |                          504.86 |
| Haryana                                  | 143.5        | 95.17        | 121.69       |                          125.55 |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 64.32        | 47.91        | 49.71        |                           49.67 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 85.61        | 42.22        | 52.18        |                           76.44 |
| Jharkhand                                | 0            | 83.55        | 341.41       |                          179.18 |
| Karnataka                                | 647.73       | 320.59       | 513.32       |                          537.73 |
| Kerala                                   | 151.34       | 155.49       | 153.28       |                          153.52 |
| Ladakh                                   | 1.92         | 1.93         | 1.96         |                            1.81 |
| Lakshadweep                              | 0.15         | 0.067        | 0            |                            0.19 |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 665.73       | 790.35       | 668.69       |                          586.59 |
| Maharashtra                              | 388.03       | 548.4        | 398.82       |                          512.54 |

| Odisha*       |        |        |         |   463.41 |
|---------------|--------|--------|---------|----------|
| Manipur       |  38.55 |  29.17 |   29.85 |    32.12 |
| Meghalaya     |  47.31 |  49.74 |   40.09 |    23.22 |
| Mizoram       |  26.3  |  23.35 |   22.33 |    21.83 |
| Nagaland      |  21.7  |  28.6  |   26.97 |    25.52 |
| Puducherry    |   7.98 |   5.3  |    9.6  |     4.01 |
| Punjab        | 111.38 |  57.96 |  122.2  |   135.76 |
| Rajasthan     | 416.96 | 606.04 |  429.94 |   314.21 |
| Sikkim        |   2.3  |   6.01 |    4.83 |     4.95 |
| Tamil Nadu    | 578.66 | 681.74 |  440.57 |   440    |
| Telangana     | 173.54 | 135.75 |  228.02 |   125.81 |
| Tripura       |  45.25 |  48.81 |   53.87 |    46.75 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 501.77 | 841.11 | 1026.1  |   993.65 |
| Uttarakhand   |  65.11 |  60.21 |   65.32 |    50.41 |

*Delhi and Odisha are onboarded under the AB PM-JAY in April 2025.