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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 5736
TOBE ANSWERED ON27TH MARCH, 2026
EFFECTIVENESS OFAB-PMJAYIN PUNJAB
5736. SMT.HARSIMRATKAUR BADAL:
Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate:
(a) whether the Union Government is aware that the State of Punjab has converged
Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana into a State scheme which hasresulted
toaround20lakhauthorised hospital admissions so far;
(b) if so, the detailsthereof;
(c) the total number of beneficiary families and hospital admissions in the said State, since
the inceptionof the scheme alongwith the totalclaimamountapproved, district-wise;
(d) whether the Government has assessed the effectiveness of Ayushman Bharat in Punjab in
terms of awareness, hospital empanelment and actual utilisation by eligible beneficiaries, if
so, the detailsthereof; and
(e) the concrete steps being taken by the Union Government in coordination with the State
Government to improve awareness and card generation and to strengthen the empanelment
andmonitoringof hospitals?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATEIN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND
FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAOJADHAV)
(a) to (e): Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides
health coverage of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care
hospitalization. In the State of Punjab, the scheme is implemented in convergence with the
state scheme Mukhyamantri SehatBima Yojanasince August2019.
As on 28.02.2026, a total of 1.01 crore Ayushman cards have been created in the state of
Punjab. The district - wise details of Ayushman cards created in the state can be accessed at
https://dashboard.nha.gov.in/public/cardas on 28.02.2026, 33.16 lakh hospital admissions have been authorized in the state of Punjab
under the scheme. The district - wise details of hospital admissions and approved claims are
at Annexure.
as on 28.02.2026, a total of 847 hospitals have been empanelled in the state of Punjab. The
district-wise list of empanelled hospitals in the State can be accessed at
https://hem.nha.gov.in/search
Further, National Health Authority (NHA) along with State Health Agencies, has taken
several measures to increase Ayushman card saturation. In this regard, NHA implemented
“Aapke Dwar Ayushman”, a mission-mode campaign that mobilized an on-ground taskforce
consisting of frontline workers, and agents from service providers such as Common Service
Centres to undertake door-to-door visits to mobilize beneficiaries and assist them in creating
Ayushman cards.
The Beneficiary Identification System (BIS-2.0) allows self-verification thereby eliminating
unnecessary intermediaries. Ayushman Mobile Application enables on-the-go beneficiary
verificationandcard creationusing face-authtechnology.
The scheme has a comprehensive media and outreach strategy to spread awareness and
empower beneficiaries. This includes advertisement over various media platforms including
newspapers, community radio, street plays, digital displays, radio campaigns, mass
messaging, telecast of beneficiary testimonials etc. In addition to this, the beneficiaries may
callat 24x7toll free helpline number14555for anyscheme relatedassistance/queries.Annexure
District-wise detailsof hospital admissions andclaimsapproved amountunderAB-PMJAY
inthe state of Punjab(ason28.02.2026)
District Hospital admissions count Claimsapprovedamount
(numberinlakh) (incrore of rupees)
Amritsar 1.70 233.00
Barnala 0.93 114.73
Bathinda 2.20 332.32
Faridkot 1.07 140.06
FatehgarhSahib 1.27 104.76
Fazilka 1.13 181.58
Ferozepur 1.46 197.50
Gurdaspur 1.49 141.44
Hoshiarpur 1.69 153.92
Jalandhar 2.15 212.50
Kapurthala 0.75 70.69
Ludhiana 2.69 252.49
Malerkotla 0.08 11.84
Mansa 0.85 153.59
Moga 1.44 174.73
Pathankot 0.71 63.94
Patiala 3.86 350.79
Rupnagar 1.37 111.68
S.A.SNagar 1.76 118.99
Sangrur 1.73 232.51
ShahidBhagat 0.78 69.42
SinghNagar
SriMuktsar Sahib 1.32 186.04
Tarn Taran 0.72 103.85
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