Parliament Question: Impact of ABDM on Patient Care

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO: 5642 TO BE ANSWERED ON27.03.2026 IMPACTOFABDM ONPATIENTCARE 5642.SHRITHARANIVENTHAN M S: Will the Minister of HEALTH andFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) the total number of citizens enrolled under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) across the country, State-wise,particularlyinTamil Nadu; (b) the number of hospitals, clinics and health providers registered under ABDM and their geographicaldistribution; (c) whether the Government has evaluated the impact of ABDM on patient care, accessibility and efficiency of health services, especially in rural areas of the country, if so, the detailsthereof; (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure data security, privacy andinteroperability of healthrecordsunderABDM; and (e) the measures adopted by the Government to integrate ABDM with existing public health programmes, insurance schemes, andstate healthdatabasesinthe country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE INTHE MINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) to (e): The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was launched by the Government of India in September 2021 to support the development of an integrated, citizen-centric national digital health ecosystem. As on 22nd March, 2026, a total of 86,96,38,083 Ayushman Bharat HealthAccount (ABHA) have been created,including 1,99,21,643 ABHAinTamil Nadu. Under ABDM, 4,85,760 facilities have been registered on the Health Facility Registry (HFR), 8,35,477 healthcare professionals have been registered on the Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR), including 17,645facilitiesunder HFRand 24,845professionals underHPRfor the state of Tamil Nadu. The state-wise detailsof ABHAs created isat Annexure. A third-party evaluation study of the ABDM has been conducted and the key findings of the evaluationstudy are asunder: i. ABDM has reduced waiting times, enabled cost savings, and improved service access, particularlybenefiting women andunderserved populations.ii. Consideringthewell-structuredstrategicfoundation,robustdigitalinfrastructurerollout, and effective stakeholder engagement across public and private sectors, ABDM has brought inefficiency inthe healthservice delivery ecosystem. iii. ABDM has shown impact by enhancing healthcare efficiency, accessibility, and affordability, especially for underserved groups. Its interoperable infrastructure and cross -sectoral collaborations have driven systemic shifts, through broader integration and measurable healthoutcomes which are keytosustaining long-term success. ‘Privacy by Design’ is one of the key guiding principles of ABDM and there is no centralised repository of health data. ABDM facilitates secure data exchange between the intended stakeholders on the ABDM network after the patient’s consent. Also, before integrating with ABDM, digital health applications are validated in a Sandbox environment, and they also undergosecurity auditslike WASA(WebApplicationSecurity Audit) toensure data security. ABDM enables interoperability by establishing common health data standards and developing registries for individuals, health facilities, healthcare professionals, and other necessary components. Thisallows variousdigital healthsystems across both public and private healthcare ecosystems to exchange data across healthcare providers, even when they use different digital platforms. Technical support is provided for integration of any digital health solution with ABDM, including public health programs. Several national and state public health programme platforms including Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), Nikshay portal, Reproductive and Child Health (RCH), Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Gujarat’s TECHO, Uttar Pradesh’s eKavach,Rajasthan’sPregnancy, Child Tracking andHealth ServicesManagement (PCTS) have been integrated with ABDM, enabling them to create, share and access inter-operable health records. *****Annexure Statewise detailsof ABHAs created underABDM S.No. State/UT ABHAs Created 1. AndamanAndNicobarIslands 468273 2. AndhraPradesh 49235505 3. ArunachalPradesh 545245 4. Assam 23341419 5. Bihar 62390948 6. Chandigarh 1001131 7. Chhattisgarh 25490248 8. Delhi 10225376 9. Dadar&NagarHaveliandDaman&Diu 856736 10. Goa 956592 11. Gujarat 50412762 12. Haryana 18293834 13. HimachalPradesh 6422516 14. JammuAndKashmir 11048515 15. Jharkhand 17396572 16. Karnataka 36856306 17. Kerala 25854604 18. Ladakh 410006 19. Lakshadweep 108452 20. MadhyaPradesh 57159490 21. Maharashtra 69301627 22. Manipur 1259887 23. Meghalaya 1525257 24. Mizoram 809305 25. Nagaland 848316 26. Odisha 41894494 27. Puducherry 1205535 28. Punjab 16960390 29. Rajasthan 67116088 30. Sikkim 465255 31. TamilNadu 19963156 32. Telangana 28503458 33. Tripura 3194402 34. UttarPradesh 149399915 35. Uttarakhand 7492275 36. WestBengal 50551713 Note - The above data does not include a total of 1,13,66,996ABHA which was not populated according to State/UT name, is earlier capture of state and district information was not in mandatory fields during ABHA creation through demographic authentication. The state and district fieldshave been made mandatorysince September2023.