Context:
Six Years of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY):
- A component of Ayushman Bharat.
- Other component: Health and Wellness Centres (renamed in 2023 as Ayushman Arogya Mandir).
- Launched as per National Health Policy 2017 to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
- Largest health assurance scheme in the world.
- Ministry: Centrally Sponsored Scheme under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
- Benefit:
- Provides cashless hospital cover of Rs. 5 lakhs/family/year for secondary and tertiary care.
- Applicable across public and private empanelled hospitals.
- Covers up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days post-hospitalization expenses (diagnostics and medicine).
- Target: 12 crore families (approximately 55 crore beneficiaries).
- Recent Expansion: Approved for all senior citizens aged 70 and above.
Achievements of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY
- Coverage: Over 35.4 crore Ayushman cards issued.
- Scheme operational in 33 States and Union Territories.
- Gender Equity: 49% of Ayushman cards issued to women.
- Wide Network: 30,529 hospitals empanelled.
- 17,063 public hospitals.
- 13,466 private hospitals.
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Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
Consider the following:
1. Aarogya Setu
2. CoWIN
3. DigiLocker
4. DIKSHA
Which of the above are built on top of open-source digital platforms?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
