Lok Sabha Question No. 1374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Issuance of Beneficiary Cards under AB-PMJAY
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1374 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH FEBRUARY, 2026

## ISSUANCE OF BENEFICIARY CARDS UNDER AB-PMJAY

## 1374. SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER:

Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) beneficiaries and beneficiary cards issued in the country, State-wise;

(b) the total number of treatments authorised and financial coverage provided under the scheme, State-wise;

(c) the major successes achieved in terms of healthcare access, utilisation and coverage; and

(d) the key challenges observed in its implementation and the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to address them, including any plans to expand coverage or improve service delivery across the country?

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

(a) and (b): As on 31.12.2025, more than 42.78 crore Ayushman Cards have been created and a total of 11.22 crore hospital admissions amounting to Rs.1.65 lakh crore has been authorized under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The State/UT-wise details of number of cards created and hospital admissions authorized under AB-PMJAY are at Annexure .

(c) and (d): AB-PMJAY was launched in September 2018 to provide health coverage to bottom 40% of India's population. Initially, 10.74 Crore beneficiary families under ABPMJAY were identified from the Socio-economic Caste Census (SECC) of 2011. In January 2022, the beneficiary base was revised to 12 Crore families from earlier 10.74 crore families and flexibility is given to States to use other Aadhaar verified databases of similar socioeconomic profile.

Further, in March 2024, the eligibility criteria were expanded to include approximately 37 lakh Accredited Social Health Activists, Anganwadi Workers, Anganwadi Helpers, and their families. In October 2024, the scheme was further expanded to cover 6 crore senior citizens of age 70 years and above belonging to 4.5 crore families irrespective of their socioeconomic status.

The empanelment of hospitals under the Scheme has increased from 6,917 hospitals in FY 2018-19, comprising 3,013 public and 3,904 private hospitals, to 33,270 hospitals as on 31.12.2025, of which 17,537 are public and 15,733 are private hospitals. Also, the Health Benefit Packages has been revised five times since the launch of the scheme. Initially, the scheme included 1,393 packages, which has now expanded to 1,961 packages across 27 medical specialties.

National Health Authority has a comprehensive media and outreach strategy to spread awareness and empower beneficiaries. Besides, special campaigns are undertaken to increase the creation of Ayushman Cards.

## State/UT-wise details of number of cards created and hospital admissions authorized under AB-PMJAY

| State/UT                    |   Ayushman Cards Created (Number in lakhs) |   Hospital Admissions (Number in lakhs) |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands |                                       0.83 |                                    0.04 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |                                     175.03 |                                   97.37 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |                                       3.48 |                                    0.13 |
| Assam                       |                                     176.1  |                                   19.18 |
| Bihar                       |                                     410.83 |                                   28.12 |
| Chandigarh                  |                                       2.89 |                                    0.91 |
| Chhattisgarh                |                                     242.46 |                                   84.36 |
| Delhi                       |                                       6.8  |                                    0.2  |
| Goa                         |                                       1    |                                    0.25 |
| Gujarat                     |                                     269.25 |                                   78.06 |
| Haryana                     |                                     137.62 |                                   31.79 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                                      14.44 |                                    4.35 |
| Jammu And Kashmir           |                                      87.65 |                                   19.37 |
| Jharkhand                   |                                     134.61 |                                   27.61 |
| Karnataka                   |                                     189.46 |                                  138.08 |
| Kerala                      |                                      85.19 |                                   76.75 |
| Ladakh                      |                                       2.03 |                                    0.33 |
| Lakshadweep                 |                                       0.36 |                                    0.02 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                                     444.29 |                                   70.86 |
| Maharashtra                 |                                     376.26 |                                   41.83 |
| Manipur                     |                                       7.05 |                                    3.06 |
| Meghalaya                   |                                      21.32 |                                   12.06 |

| Mizoram                               |   5.93 |   1.81 |
|---------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| Nagaland                              |   7.71 |   1.23 |
| Odisha                                | 342.5  |  10.45 |
| Puducherry                            |   5.53 |   1.68 |
| Punjab                                |  93.56 |  31.88 |
| Rajasthan                             | 228.58 |  83.08 |
| Sikkim                                |   0.96 |   0.41 |
| Tamil Nadu                            |  85.52 | 121.11 |
| Telangana                             |  82.78 |  27.33 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli& Daman and Diu |   4.45 |   1.62 |
| Tripura                               |  22.11 |   5.69 |
| Uttar Pradesh                         | 548.3  |  83.71 |
| Uttarakhand                           |  61.77 |  18.06 |

Data as on 31.12.2025

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