**Executive Summary**
This document is an answer given in Lok Sabha to Unstarred Question No. 1221 on February 6th, 2026, concerning the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card (AVVC) scheme. It provides data on the number of cards issued, benefit utilization, claim values, and participating hospitals as of December 31, 2025. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, presents the response.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Data Availability:**
* State/UT and district-wise details of AVVC cards created under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) are available online at a specified URL.
* **Benefit Utilization:**
* As of December 31, 2025, 10.34 lakh hospital admissions were authorized for AVVC beneficiaries, totaling Rs. 2,156.04 crore.
* 3.94 lakh admissions (Rs. 820.75 crore) pertain to female beneficiaries.
* 6.40 lakh admissions (Rs. 1335.29 crore) pertain to male beneficiaries.
* State/UT and gender-wise details of hospital admissions are provided in an annexure.
* **Participating Hospitals:**
* As of December 31, 2025, over 33,270 hospitals are empanelled under AB-PMJAY, including 17,537 public and 15,733 private hospitals.
* AVVC beneficiaries can access services at any AB-PMJAY empanelled hospital.
* State/UT and district-wise details of empanelled hospitals are available online at a specified URL.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare**
* **Impact:** Required to compile and disclose data related to the AVVC scheme in response to parliamentary inquiries.
* **Action Required:** To maintain and update the online dashboards with current information on card creation and hospital details.
**Stakeholder: AVVC Beneficiaries**
* **Impact:** Provided with information on the availability of healthcare services and the overall impact of the AVVC scheme.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the provided URLs to find participating hospitals and relevant data related to the scheme.
**Stakeholder: Hospitals (Public and Private)**
* **Impact:** Providing treatment/special facilities under AVVC.
* **Action Required:** To maintain empanelment with AB-PMJAY.
Key Entities Referenced
Ayushman Vay Vandana Card (AVVC): A health card, the subject of the parliamentary question, aimed at providing healthcare benefits, with a focus on tracking issuance and utilization.
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY): The broader scheme under which Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards are created, providing a framework for healthcare access and financial protection.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The primary government entity responsible for the policy and the source answering the parliamentary question.
Karnataka: The specific state for which detailed data is requested regarding AVVC issuance and utilization.
Kerala: A state for which specific district data is requested regarding AVVC issuance.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1221
TOBE ANSWERED ON 06TH FEBRUARY,2026
AYUSHMANVAYVANDANACARD
†1221.SHRIALOKSHARMA:
SHRISATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:
SHRIANANTANAYAK:
SMT.MALARAJYALAXMI SHAH:
DR. K SUDHAKAR:
SHRIDINESHBHAI MAKWANA:
SHRIANOOPPRADHAN VALMIKI:
SHRIPC MOHAN:
DR. VINOD KUMAR BIND:
SHRINALIN SOREN:
SHRISHANKAR LALWANI:
SHRINABACHARAN MAJHI:
DR. HEMANTVISHNU SAVARA:
SHRIPRATAPCHANDRASARANGI:
SHRIJUGALKISHORE:
DR. RAJESH MISHRA:
SHRIVIJAYKUMAR DUBEY:
SHRITRIVENDRASINGH RAWAT:
Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate:
(a) the data of the number of Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards (AVVC) issued across the
country since its launch in October 2024 till date, State/UT-wise, district-wise in Karnataka
particularly Bengalurudistrict andPalghat district inKerala, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Jammu
andKashmir andMadhya Pradesh;
(b) the data of the utilisation of benefitsunderAVVC;
(c) the total value of claims authorised so far in the country and the distribution of AVVC
beneficiaries by gender and rural-urban categories of the country, State-wise with specific
reference toKarnataka; and(d) the number of public and private hospitals providing treatment/special facilities under
AVVC across the country including tribal dominated areas, State/UT-wise particularly
Palghatdistrict inKerala anddistrict-wise inKarnataka andMadhya Pradesh?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATEIN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND
FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAOJADHAV)
(a): The State/UT-wise and district wise details of number of Ayushman Vay Vandana cards
created under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) can be
accessed at:https://dashboard.nha.gov.in/public/card
(b) and (c): As on 31.12.2025, 10.34 lakh hospital admissions, amounting to Rs. 2,156.04
crore, have been authorized for the Ayushman Vay Vandana card beneficiaries. Out of these,
3.94lakh admissions, amountingto Rs. 820.75 crore,pertain tofemale beneficiaries and6.40
lakh admissions, amounting to Rs. 1335.29 crore, pertain to male beneficiaries across the
implementing States/UTs. The State/UT-wise and gender-wise details of hospital admissions
for the Ayushman VayVandanacardbeneficiaries are at Annexure.
(d): As on 31.12.2025, more than 33,270 hospitals are empanelled under AB-PMJAY that
include 17,537 public and 15,733 private hospitals. The Ayushman Vay Vandana card
beneficiaries can avail services at any AB-PMJAYempanelled hospitals. The State/UT-wise
and district-wise details of public and private hospitals empanelled under the scheme can be
accessed at:https://hem.nha.gov.in/search.Annexure
State/UT-wise and gender-wisedetailsof hospital admissions for the Ayushman VayVandana
cardbeneficiaries
Numberof authorizedhospital admissions
State/UT (ason31.12.2025)
Female Male
AndamanAndNicobarIslands 21 50
AndhraPradesh 51 46
ArunachalPradesh 25 42
Assam 2,125 4,857
Bihar 23,293 34,728
Chandigarh 487 980
Chhattisgarh 23,203 31,531
Delhi 6,689 7,792
Goa 973 2,672
Gujarat 21,496 30,473
Haryana 17,388 26,776
HimachalPradesh 13,085 21,345
JammuAndKashmir 11,487 18,683
Jharkhand 4,301 6,083
Karnataka 42 35
Kerala 8,770 17,683
Ladakh 290 353
Lakshadweep 8 18
MadhyaPradesh 36,342 65,779
Maharashtra 473 1,065
Manipur 2,684 4,314
Meghalaya 19 16
Mizoram 198 204
Odisha 26,542 46,462
Puducherry 363 1,644
Punjab 17,719 29,080
Rajasthan 24 27
Sikkim 1,218 2,731
TamilNadu 124 267
Telangana 1 1
DadraAndNagarHaveliAnd
194 277
DamanAndDiu
Tripura 4,605 6,904
UttarPradesh 1,66,170 2,73,150
Uttarakhand 3,533 4,541
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