Lok Sabha Question No. 3467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Beneficiaries under AB-PMJAY in Bihar
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3467 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2026

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER AB-PMJAY IN BIHAR

## †3467. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL: SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government maintains updated data regarding the number of beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in Bihar, particularly in Bhagalpur district and Maharashtra, especially in aspirational districts like Beed;
- (b) if so, the number of beneficiaries, Golden Cards issued and treatments provided in the country, State-wise and district-wise especially in Beed district;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps being taken by the Government to compile and make such data public; and
- (d) the total number of operational District Hospitals, Sub-District Hospitals, Rural Hospitals, Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Sub-Centres in rural areas of the country including Beed district and whether ambulance or referral transport services are provided under this scheme, if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (c): A total of 1.21 crore families are covered under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in Bihar including 4.38 lakh families in Bhagalpur district. Further, 2.91 lakh families are covered under the scheme in Beed district of Maharashtra.

As on 28.02.2026, a total of 43.52 crore Ayushman cards have been created including 11.67 lakh cards created in the Beed district of Maharashtra. The State/UT - wise and district - wise details of number of Ayushman cards created under the scheme can be accessed from the link: https://dashboard.nha.gov.in/public/card

As on 31.01.2026, a total of 11.46 crore hospital admissions have been authorized under the scheme in the country and a total of 71,796 hospital admissions amounting to Rs. 158.39 crore have been authorized in the Beed district of Maharashtra. The State/UT - wise details of number of hospital admissions authorized under the scheme are given at Annexure .

(d): As on 28.02.2026, a total of 36,229 hospitals are empanelled under the scheme, of which 19,483 hospitals are public, including District Hospitals, Sub-District Hospitals, Rural Hospitals, Primary Health Centres. In Beed district of Maharashtra, a total of 127 hospitals are empanelled under the scheme, of which 80 are public hospitals.

Further, the scheme provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization across public and private empanelled hospitals in India. ABPMJAY covers up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization including diagnostics, premedication, preanesthetic examination, and consultation relevant to the present disease and 15 days of posthospitalization expenses including drug expenses.

## State/UT - wise details of number of hospital admissions authorized under AB-PMJAY (as on 31.01.2026)

| State/UT                    |   Number of hospital admissions (in lakh) |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands |                                      0.04 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |                                     98.96 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |                                      0.14 |
| Assam                       |                                     19.61 |
| Bihar                       |                                     29.73 |
| Chandigarh                  |                                      0.94 |
| Chhattisgarh                |                                     85.68 |
| Delhi                       |                                      0.25 |
| Goa                         |                                      0.26 |
| Gujarat                     |                                     79.46 |
| Haryana                     |                                     32.72 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                                      4.45 |
| Jammu And Kashmir           |                                     19.74 |
| Jharkhand                   |                                     28.06 |
| Karnataka                   |                                    140.6  |
| Kerala                      |                                     77.6  |
| Ladakh                      |                                      0.34 |
| Lakshadweep                 |                                      0.02 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                                     72.29 |
| Maharashtra                 |                                     43.27 |
| Manipur                     |                                      3.16 |
| Meghalaya                   |                                     12.26 |
| Mizoram                     |                                      1.9  |
| Nagaland                    |                                      1.26 |
| Odisha                      |                                     11.87 |

| Puducherry                                |   1.73 |
|-------------------------------------------|--------|
| Punjab                                    |  32.5  |
| Rajasthan                                 |  84.52 |
| Sikkim                                    |   0.43 |
| Tamil Nadu                                | 122.11 |
| Telangana                                 |  27.95 |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu |   1.64 |
| Tripura                                   |   5.81 |
| Uttar Pradesh                             |  86.8  |
| Uttarakhand                               |  18.43 |

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