Lok Sabha Question No. 5602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Implementation of ABDM in Cachar District
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Parimal Suklabaidya

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 5602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OFABDM IN CACHAR DISTRICT

## 5602. SHRI PARIMAL SUKLABAIDYA:

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

- (a) the progress achieved under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in the State of Assam, particularly in the Cachar district including the total number of ABHAIDs created and linked with healthcare facilities during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Silchar Medical College and Hospital has been fully integrated with the ABDM digital health ecosystem including the Health Information Exchange (HIE), Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and telemedicine services and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure interoperability and standardisation of hospital information systems across Government hospitals in Cachar district under the Mission;
- (d) whether Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools are being deployed in public healthcare institutions in Assam, particularly at Silchar Medical College and Hospital, for diagnostics, fraud detection, disease surveillance and population health management, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the safeguards and regulatory mechanisms put in place to ensure data privacy, transparency, ethical use of AI and protection of patient information under the ABDM framework in Assam?

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

(a) to (e): The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was launched by the Government of India in September 2021 to support the development of an integrated, citizen-centric national digital health ecosystem. The progress of ABHA numbers created, health facilities registered on Health Facility Registry (HFR), health professionals registered on Health Professional Registry (HPR), health facilities linking digital health records and digital health records linked in Assam, including Cachar district, as on 23rd March 2026, for the last three years is at Annexure.

The Silchar Medical College and Hospital has been integrated with ABDM and uses an ABDM enabled HMIS (Hospital Management Information System) -NIC eHospital. As on 24 March 2026, a total of 82,921 health records have been linked by the facility using Health Information Exchange (HIE) under ABDM. ABDM enables interoperability by establishing common health data standards and developing registries for individuals, health facilities, healthcare professionals, and other necessary components. This allows various digital health systems across both public and private healthcare ecosystems to exchange data across healthcare providers, even when they use different digital platforms. Silchar Medical College and Hospital has been empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). AI and MLbased triggers are used for identifying potential misuse in the claims raised under AB PMJAY by various empanelled hospitals, including Silchar Medical College and Hospital. 'Privacy by Design' is one of the key guiding principles of ABDM, and there is no centralised repository of health data. ABDM facilitates secure data exchange between the intended stakeholders on the ABDM network after the patient's consent. Further, prior to integration with ABDM, digital health applications are validated in a Sandbox environment, and they undergo security audits like WASA (Web Application Security Audit) to ensure data security. In addition, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the 'Strategy for AI in

Healthcare in India' (SAHI) and the 'Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI' (BODH) on 17 th February 2026 during the India AI impact summit. SAHI is a national guidance framework to enable the safe, ethical, evidence-based, responsible and inclusive adoption of artificial intelligence across India's healthcare system. 'Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI' (BODH) provides a structured mechanism for testing and benchmarking AI solutions before deployment at scale.

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Details of ABHAs created, health facilities registered on HFR, health professionals registered on HPR, health facilities linking digital health records and digital health records linked in Assam, including Cachar district for the last three years

| State/ District         | Indicator                                        | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2025-2026 (as on 23.03.2026)   | Total       |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|-------------|
| Assam                   | ABHAnumbers Created                              | 63,91,485 | 18,36,524 | 35,97,525                      | 1,18,25,534 |
| Assam                   | Health Facilities Registered (HFR)               | 257       | 5,615     | 5,848                          | 11,720      |
| Assam                   | Healthcare Professionals Registered (HPR)        | 11,782    | 8,689     | 4,486                          | 24,957      |
| Assam                   | Health Facilities Linking Digital Health Records | 79        | 3,085     | 4,111                          | 4,695       |
| Assam                   | Health Records Linked                            | 1,08,649  | 6,50,482  | 20,13,251                      | 27,72,382   |
| Cachar District (Assam) | ABHAnumbers Created                              | 3,67,236  | 60,751    | 1,22,429                       | 5,50,416    |
| Cachar District (Assam) | Health Facilities Registered (HFR)               | 14        | 87        | 548                            | 649         |
| Cachar District (Assam) | Healthcare Professionals Registered (HPR)        | 1,022     | 172       | 134                            | 1,328       |
| Cachar District (Assam) | Health Facilities Linking Digital Health Records | 5         | 142       | 282                            | 292         |
| Cachar District (Assam) | Digital Health Records Linked                    | 12,899    | 78,532    | 1,50,831                       | 2,42,262    |

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