Parliament Question: Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2091 TO BE ANSWERED ON31.07.2026 AYUSHMAN BHARATDIGITALMISSION 2091.SHRIVARUNCHAUDHRY: Will the Ministerof HEALTH andFAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate: (a) the expenditure incurredon implementing the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission since itsinceptiontodate; (b) the numberof activeABHAIDs created at present inthe country, State-wise; (c) the number of patients with ABHA IDs who are able to upload their health records andwho have accesstotheirhealth recordsdigitallyinthe country, State-wise;and (d) the steps taken by the Government to safeguard the data under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission from misuse? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a)to (d):The Ayushman BharatDigital Mission(ABDM) waslaunchedat anationallevelby the Government of India in September 2021 to support the development of an integrated, citizen-centric national digital health ecosystem. The expenditure incurred on implementing the ABDMsinceitsinceptiontoFY2025-26isRs.860.31crore. As on 27th July 2026, 95.73 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs) have been created.The State/UT-wisenumberofABHAscreatedismaintainedonareal-time dashboard, availableatdashboard.abdm.gov.in Any citizen who has an ABHA can upload their health records and can securely access and manage their health records digitally with an ABDM-enabled Personal Health Record (PHR) application. ‘Privacy by Design’ is one of the key guiding principles of ABDM and is implemented following the principles of federated digital architecture. There is nocentralised repository of data. ABDM facilitates secure data exchange between the intended stakeholders on the ABDMnetworkwiththepatient’sconsent.SeveralguidelineshavebeenissuedunderABDM, which set out the minimum standards for data privacy and protection. These include Health Data Management Policy, Data Privacy Policy and ABDM Health Records (PHR) Mobile App PrivacyPolicy. ForIntegrationwith ABDM, the digital healthapplicationare requiredto undergosecurityaudits. *****