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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 5593
TOBE ANSWERED ON27TH MARCH, 2026
IMPLEMENTATION OFAB–PMJAYIN MAU DISTRICT,UTTARPRADESH
5593. SHRIRAJEEVRAI:
Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate:
(a) the number of beneficiary cards issued to eligible families in Mau district including the
Ghosi constituencyinthe State underAyushmanBharat–PMJAYduring 2024–26;
(b) the number of hospitals empanelled in the district and the number of hospital admissions
authorised underthe scheme during the said period;
(c) the total amount of claims and amount paid for treatments availed by beneficiaries from
Mau district during 2024–26;
(d) whether anyassessment hasidentified enrolmentor coverage gapsinthe district; and
(e) whether the Government proposes to expand coverage to additional categories such as
senior citizensinareaslike Ghosi, if so, the detailsthereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATEIN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND
FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAOJADHAV)
(a): As on 28.02.2026, the district-wise details of the number of Ayushman cards created
under Ayushman Bharat - PradhanMantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)in districts under
Ghosi LokSabhaconstituencyduring the financialyear2024–25 and 2025–26are asunder:
District Number of eligiblefamilies (inlakh) Number of Ayushman Cards
created(inlakh)
Mau 1.48 7.01
Ballia 2.47 9.80
(b) and (c): Atotal of 58 hospitals are empanelled under AB-PMJAYin Mau district of Uttar
Pradesh and 59,371 hospital admissions have been authorised under the scheme during the
financial year 2024–25 and 2025–26. As on 28.02.2026, a total of Rs. 113.09 crore claimshave been submitted out of which Rs. 89.71 crore have been paid to empanelled hospitals in
the Mau district of Uttar Pradesh during the financialyear2024–25and2025–26.
(d) and (e): AB-PMJAY provides health coverage of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for
secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 crore families constituting bottom 40% of
India’s population. Additionally, in March 2024, approximately 37 lakh families of
Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), Anganwadi Workers (AWW) and Anganwadi
Helpers (AWH) were included under the scheme. In October 2024, the scheme was further
expanded to cover 6 crore senior citizens of age 70 years and above belonging to 4.5 crore
familiesirrespective of theirsocio-economic status.
As on 24.03.2026, a total of 43.64 lakh beneficiary families have been included under the
expanded coverage for senior citizens aged 70 years and above, and an additional 5.28 lakh
beneficiary families of ASHA, AWH, and AWW have been included in Uttar Pradesh that
includesthe Ghosi LokSabhaconstituency.
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