The government aims to deliver 10 lakh Ayushman Bharat cards everyday under its flagship health insurance scheme AB PM-JAY, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on September 25 while highlighting that 3.95 crore admissions amounting to ₹45,294 crore have been done so far under it.
Nineteen crore beneficiaries have Ayushman Bharat cards so far, he said while inaugurating the “Arogya Manthan 2022” to celebrate four years of implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri–Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and one year of implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). "Earlier 1-1.5 lakh Ayushman cards were made daily, now 4-5 lakh are made daily, my target is to make 10 lakh cards everyday," Mr. Mandaviya said.
He said under the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, about ₹100 crore will be spent in every district to strengthen the health infrastructure of the country.
