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Ayushman Bharat Completes 8 Years: 60 Crore+ Beneficiaries, How to Get Your Health Card?
- •The Ayushman Bharat scheme has completed eight years, covering over 60 crore people with health services.
- •More than 13 crore people have received treatment through the scheme, with expenditures exceeding 2 lakh crore rupees.
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the scheme's success, calling it the world's largest health assurance scheme.
- •All senior citizens aged 70 years or more are eligible for an Ayushman card, regardless of their financial situation.
- •Senior citizens aged 70+ can create their Ayushman card online via the PM-JAY Beneficiary Portal or Ayushman App.
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The Ayushman Bharat scheme has completed eight years, covering over 60 crore beneficiaries and providing treatment to more than 13 crore people with total expenditures exceeding 2 lakh crore rupees across 39,000 empanelled hospitals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that over 48.5 crore Ayushman cards have been created.
While general beneficiaries are selected based on pre-determined eligible families and government databases, every Indian senior citizen aged 70 years or older is eligible for PM-JAY regardless of their financial situation or income limits.
Senior citizens aged 70 or older can enroll online by using the official PM-JAY Beneficiary Portal or the Ayushman App, verifying their beneficiary status, and completing the Aadhaar-based e-KYC using authentication or OTP.
