UP emerged as the First State to issue five crore Ayushman cards

Utkarsh Classes Last Updated 07-02-2025

UP emerged as the First State to issue five crore Ayushman cards

Uttar Pradesh 6 min read

Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to issue 5 crore Ayushman cards. Cards are issued under the Centre’s flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

UPs Achievements

The Uttar Pradesh government has issued 50,017,920 Ayushman cards and provided benefits to 74,382,304 individuals as per a press release. 3,716 hospitals in the State are covered under this scheme.
A total of 3,481,252 health claims filed under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Out of which 3,275,737 claims have been settled on a rate of 92.48 percent in the State.
The CEO of the State Agency for Comprehensive Health and Integrated Services, Sangeeta Singh, has stated that this is a significant achievement and is the outcome of continuous support from the National Health Authority, along with the dedication of ground workers, panchayat assistants, ANMs, medical officers, ASHAs, and other workers.
Additionally, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of patients receiving free treatment under this scheme daily.

Ayushman Bharat

Ayushman Bharat is a government-led healthcare scheme launched on September 23, 2018, based on the recommendations of the National Health Policy 2017.
The scheme aims to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and has two main components: the PM-JAY program and Health and Wellness Centers.
The scheme is designed to provide coverage for over 10 crore impoverished and vulnerable families, which is approximately 50 crore individuals.
It offers up to 5 lakh rupees per family per year specifically for secondary and tertiary hospitalization care.
Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission will replace the existing centrally sponsored schemes, namely the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS).

Features:

The Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission is a scheme that will provide a benefit cover of Rs. 5 lakh per year to every family. The benefit is portable throughout the country, meaning that beneficiaries can access cashless benefits from any public or private hospitals that are empanelled.
This scheme is entitlement-based and will consider the deprivation criteria found in the socio-economic caste census (SECC) database.
Beneficiaries can use the benefits of the scheme in both public and private facilities. Treatment payments will be based on a predefined package rate set by the government to control costs.
One of the central principles of the scheme is cooperative federalism, giving states flexibility. The Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission Council (AB-NHPMC) was established for coordination between the Centre and States.
This council will be chaired by the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister.
States will need to have a State Health Agency (SHA) to implement the scheme. To ensure timely funding, funds from the Central Government to State Health Agencies may be transferred through an escrow account directly.
- A paperless, cashless transaction system will be put in place through the IT platform, which will be developed in partnership with NITI Aayog.

National Health Authority (NHA)

The National Health Authority (NHA) is responsible for implementing India's primary health insurance program, known as the "Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana."
NHA has been tasked with developing a plan, building technical infrastructure, and executing the "Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission," which aims to establish a national digital health system.
NHA is working with various ministries, state governments, and private and civil organizations to oversee the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).