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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 37
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3rd FEBRUARY, 2026
AYUSHMAN PROGRAMME IN BELAGAVI
37 SHRI IRANNA KADADI:
Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to
state:
(a) the total number of Ayushman Cards issued to the beneficiaries in the Belagavi
district of Karnataka as of January 2026;
(b) the number of private and Government hospitals empanelled under the Ayushman
Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in the district;
(c) the details of claims settled and the treatments availed by the beneficiaries;
(d) the measures taken to prevent fraud and denial of treatment by empanelled hospital
and
(e) the status of the 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign in saturating the health coverage in the
villages?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 37* FOR 3rd FEBRUARY, 2026
As on 28th January, 2026, a total of 16.77 lakh Ayushman cards have been created
in Belagavi district of Karnataka under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojana (AB-PMJAY) of the Government.
A total of 237 hospitals are empanelled in Belagavi district of Karnataka under
AB-PMJAY that includes 177 public and 60 private hospitals.
As on 28th January, 2026, a total of 6.67 lakh claims amounting to Rs. 452.26 crore
have been settled in Belagavi district.
As per the empanelment guidelines under AB-PMJAY, the empanelled hospitals
cannot deny treatment to eligible beneficiaries of the scheme. In case of denial of
treatment by an empanelled hospital, beneficiaries can register their grievances through
the Centralized Grievance Redressal Management System (CGRMS) or through a 24*7
toll-free helpline number 14555. Under AB-PMJAY, a three-tier grievance redressal
system at District, State and National level has been created to resolve the issues faced by
beneficiaries in utilizing healthcare services. At each level, there are designated nodal
officers and Grievance Redressal Committees to address the grievances.
The Ayushman Bhav Campaign was held from 13th September, 2023 to 31st
March, 2024 to deliver comprehensive healthcare services in villages and towns,
ensuring enhanced outreach, accessibility, and equitable access to healthcare for all
sections of society. The campaign comprised Ayushman Melas at the Ayushman Arogya
Mandir level and weekly Community Health Centre (CHC) Health Melas.
During the campaign period, over 24.66 lakh Ayushman Bhav Health Camps
(including 63,463 camps at Community Health Centres) were organised nationwide,
recording a cumulative footfall of 17.84 crore beneficiaries. Additionally, more than 9.5
crore Ayushman Cards and 13.48 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs
were generated across the country during this period.
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