Approximately 14 lakh Ayushman Vay Vandana cards created for senior citizens aged 70 years and above
The Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme provides cashless healthcare services related to 1961 procedures across 27 medical specialties including General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Oncology etc. which can be availed by different age groups, according to the latest national master of the Health Benefit Package (HBP).
Among these, treatment services like Hemodialysis / Peritoneal Dialysis, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Accelerated hypertension, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, PTCA, inclusive of diagnostic angiogram, Single Chamber Permanent Pacemaker Implantation, Double Chamber Permanent Pacemaker Implantation etc. are available to eligible senior citizens as well. Further, states have been provided flexibility to further customize the Health Benefit Packages to local context.
The estimated number of beneficiary families aged 70 years and above across the country is 4.5 crore which corresponds to the 6 crore individuals under the scheme. As on 25.11.2024, approximately 14 lakh Ayushman Vay Vandana cards have been created, for senior citizens aged 70 years and above beneficiaries under the scheme.
“Treatment services like Hemodialysis / Peritoneal Dialysis, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Accelerated hypertension, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, PTCA, inclusive of diagnostic angiogram, Single Chamber Permanent Pacemaker Implantation, Double Chamber Permanent Pacemaker Implantation etc. are available to eligible senior citizens.”
The total amount of Rs 3,437 crore expenditure is estimated, out of which Rs 2,165 crore in the central share expenditure is likely to be incurred during Financial Year 2024-25 and 2025-26, for the said scheme. As on 31.10.2024, a total of 29,870 hospitals are empanelled out of which 13,173 are private hospitals.
The Government of India expanded Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to provide free treatment benefits of up to 5 lakh per year on a family basis to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status on 29.10.2024.