**Summary:**
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2113, answered on August 1, 2025, by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, addresses the validity of the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Card within Ayurvedic Medical institutions in India. The response confirms that beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) are eligible to receive healthcare benefits under the scheme. These benefits are accessible through a network of over 31,466 hospitals empaneled under the scheme, which includes 14,194 private hospitals. The response does not explicitly state whether Ayurvedic Medical institutions are included within the empaneled network but clarifies the general eligibility of ABPMJAY beneficiaries for healthcare services within the network of empaneled hospitals. Further detail, specified by State/UT, was not included in the provided policy text.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for health policy in India.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Card: A health card related to the Ayushman Bharat scheme, aimed at providing health coverage.
Ayurveda Medical institutions: Medical institutions that practice Ayurveda, a traditional system of medicine.
Mukesh Rajput: Member of Parliament who raised the question.
Prataprao Jadhav: Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, providing the answer.
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY): A national health insurance scheme in India.
India: Country where the policy is applicable.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2113
TOBE ANSWERED ON01STAUGUST,2025
PMAYUSHMANCARDFORAYURVEDICMEDICALINSTITUTION
†2113. SHRIMUKESHRAJPUT:
Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate:
(a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Card is valid in Ayurveda Medical institutions in
the country; and
(b) if so, the detailsthereof,State/UT-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATEIN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND
FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAOJADHAV)
(a) and (b): Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)
beneficiaries are eligible for healthcare benefits of the scheme through a network of over
31,466hospitals empaneledunderthe scheme, out of which 14,194are private hospitals.
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