Pradhan mantri jan arogya yojana: Introduction of Ayushman Bharat

Introduction of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana : A Brief Insight Government of India launched the largest health care scheme in the world on the 23rd of November 2018. The name of the Scheme is “Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ”. (PM JAY) The main objective of the government behind starting PM JAY is to provide high-quality health care services to all low-income group families of the country so that no one can be deprived of mandatory medical services ... The Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is the world’s largest public healthcare scheme that aims at providing health insurance of up to Rs. 5 lakhs to each eligible household annually. AB-PMJAY was launched seven years ago on Sept. 23, 2018. AB-PMJAY makes quality healthcare more affordable for over 12 crore vulnerable families. As of Oct. 28, 2025, more than 42 crore Ayushman cards have been issued for AB-PMJAY beneficiaries. More than 86 lakh senior citizens have been ... Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana , or PMJAY, is a flagship health scheme under the Ayushman Bharat initiative that will provide secondary and tertiary care to economically vulnerable families with financial protection. The second component under Ayushman Bharat is the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana or PM-JAY as it is popularly known. This scheme was launched on 23rd September, 2018 in Ranchi, Jharkhand by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY is the largest health assurance scheme in the world which aims at providing a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to over 12 crores poor and vulnerable families ...