Ayushman Bharat

On 23rd September 2025, the Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest government-funded health assurance scheme, completed its seven years.

  • Ayushman Bharat is a flagship health initiative, emerged from the National Health Policy 2017, and was launched in September 2018 from Ranchi, Jharkhand.
  • It aims to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through two complementary components:
    • Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY): It provides Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalization.It covers over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approx. 55 crore beneficiaries, i.e. about 40% of India’s population based on SECC 2011).
    • Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs): ....
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