Over 1.06 Lakh Claims Settled Below Ayushman Vay Vandana scheme: Well being Ministry | Financial system Information

New Delhi: The federal government has settled over 1.06 lakh claims below Ayushman Vay Vandana scheme since its launch October 2024, Minister of State for Well being Prataprao Jadhav advised the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
On twenty ninth October 2024, Indian Authorities expanded the scope of the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to incorporate all senior residents aged 70 years and above, no matter their socio-economic standing. Below this initiative, beneficiaries will obtain free remedy advantages of as much as Rs 5 lakh per yr by way of Ayushman Vay Vandana playing cards.
As well as, the portability characteristic of AB-PMJAY permits eligible beneficiaries—together with these below the Vay Vandana scheme—to entry healthcare companies at any of the 31,466 empanelled hospitals throughout the nation, no matter their place of residence. This ensures seamless and equitable entry to high quality healthcare for the aged inhabitants nationwide.
Vay Vandana scheme beneficiaries also can avail remedy by way of an unlimited community of 14,194 personal healthcare suppliers empanelled below the scheme. To make sure high quality and consistency in service supply, the Nationwide Well being Authority (NHA) has issued complete Hospital Empanelment and Administration (HEM) Pointers for the empanelment of hospitals below the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).