Parliament Question: Implementation of ABDM in Cachar District

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO: 5602 TO BE ANSWERED ON27.03.2026 IMPLEMENTATION OFABDM IN CACHAR DISTRICT 5602.SHRIPARIMALSUKLABAIDYA: Will the Minister of HEALTH andFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) the progress achieved under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in the State of Assam, particularly in the Cachar district including the total number of ABHAIDs createdandlinkedwith healthcare facilitiesduring the last three years; (b) whether the Silchar Medical College and Hospital has been fully integrated with the ABDM digital health ecosystem including the Health Information Exchange (HIE), Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and telemedicine services and if so, the details thereof; (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure interoperability and standardisation of hospital information systems across Government hospitals in Cachardistrict underthe Mission; (d) whether Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools are being deployed in public healthcare institutions in Assam, particularly at SilcharMedical College and Hospital, for diagnostics, fraud detection, disease surveillance and population health management,if so, the details thereof; and (e) the safeguards and regulatory mechanisms put in place to ensure data privacy, transparency, ethical use of AI andprotection of patient informationunder the ABDM framework inAssam? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (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. The progress of ABHA numbers created, health facilities registered on Health Facility Registry (HFR), health professionals registered on Health Professional Registry (HPR), health facilities linking digital health records and digital healthrecords linked in Assam, including Cachar district, as on 23rd March 2026, for the last three yearsisat Annexure. The Silchar Medical College and Hospital has been integrated with ABDM and uses an ABDM enabled HMIS (Hospital Management Information System) – NIC eHospital. As on 24 March 2026, a total of 82,921 health records have beenlinked by the facility using Health InformationExchange(HIE) underABDM. ABDM enables interoperability by establishing common health data standards and developing registries for individuals, health facilities, healthcare professionals, and other necessary components. This allows various digital health systems across both public and private healthcare ecosystems to exchange data across healthcare providers, even when they use different digital platforms. Silchar Medical College and Hospital has been empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). AI and ML- based triggers are used for identifying potential misuse in the claims raised under AB PM- JAYbyvariousempanelled hospitals, includingSilcharMedical College andHospital. ‘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. Further, prior to integration with ABDM, digital health applications are validated in a Sandbox environment, and theyundergo security audits like WASA(Web Application SecurityAudit) toensure data security. In addition, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the ‘Strategy for AI in Healthcare in India’ (SAHI) and the ‘Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI’ (BODH) on 17th February 2026 during the India AI impact summit. SAHI is a national guidance framework to enable the safe, ethical, evidence-based, responsible and inclusive adoption of artificial intelligence across India’s healthcare system. ‘Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI’ (BODH) provides a structured mechanism for testing and benchmarkingAI solutions before deployment at scale. *****Annexure Details of ABHAs created, health facilities registered on HFR, health professionals registered on HPR, health facilities linking digital health records and digital health records linkedinAssam, including Cachardistrictfor thelast threeyears 2025-2026 State/ Indicator 2023-24 2024-25 (ason Total District 23.03.2026) ABHAnumbersCreated 63,91,485 18,36,524 35,97,525 1,18,25,534 Health Facilities 257 5,615 5,848 11,720 Registered (HFR) Healthcare Professionals Assam 11,782 8,689 4,486 24,957 Registered (HPR) Health Facilities Linking 79 3,085 4,111 4,695 Digital Health Records HealthRecordsLinked 1,08,649 6,50,482 20,13,251 27,72,382 ABHAnumbersCreated 3,67,236 60,751 1,22,429 5,50,416 Health Facilities 14 87 548 649 Registered (HFR) Cachar Healthcare Professionals 1,022 172 134 1,328 District Registered (HPR) (Assam) Health Facilities Linking 5 142 282 292 Digital Health Records Digital Health Records 12,899 78,532 1,50,831 2,42,262 Linked *****