**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer given by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare to Starred Question No. 103 in Lok Sabha, scheduled for February 6th, 2026. The question pertains to the increase in private hospitals empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), data on female beneficiaries under the scheme, and the creation of Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA). The answer provides data as of December 31, 2025, and February 2, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Private Hospitals Empanelled under AB-PMJAY:**
* A total of 15,733 private hospitals are empanelled under AB-PMJAY as of December 31, 2025.
* 7,247 private hospitals were empanelled from January 2023 to December 2025.
* 8 private hospitals are empanelled in Dumka district of Jharkhand, as of December 31, 2025.
* 1259 private hospitals are empanelled in aspirational districts across the country, as of December 31, 2025.
* Annexure provides state/UT-wise details of empanelled hospitals from January 2023 to December 2025
* **Uttar Pradesh - Empanelled Hospitals**
* Shahjahanpur: 24 private hospitals
* Sambhal: 9 private hospitals
* Badaun: 14 private hospitals
* Bareilly: 209 private hospitals
* **Female Beneficiaries under AB-PMJAY:**
* Comparative data with pre-2018 schemes is not available.
* As of December 31, 2025, approximately 49% of the 11.22 crore hospital admissions under AB-PMJAY were availed by women.
* **Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA):**
* As of February 2, 2026, 85.48 crore ABHAs have been created across the country.
* State/UT-wise details of ABHA creation are available at dashboard.abdm.gov.in
* **ABHA Creation in Etah-Aonla Region (as of February 2, 2026):**
* Etah: 14,02,875 ABHAs
* Kasganj: 9,35,407 ABHAs
* Badaun: 22,10,371 ABHAs
* Bareilly: 34,11,651 ABHAs
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:**
* **Impact:** Required to compile and present data regarding AB-PMJAY implementation and ABHA creation in response to parliamentary inquiries.
* **Action Required:** Continue monitoring and reporting on the progress of AB-PMJAY and ABHA creation.
**National Health Authority:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for maintaining district-wise data for ABHA creation and ensuring data accuracy.
* **Action Required:** Continue data collection and maintenance for ABHA, focusing on state and district level information.
**Healthcare Providers (Private Hospitals):**
* **Impact:** Active and potential participants in the AB-PMJAY scheme, impacting revenue and patient volume.
* **Action Required:** Maintain compliance with AB-PMJAY guidelines and contribute to data collection efforts.
**Citizens (Female Beneficiaries):**
* **Impact:** Benefit from AB-PMJAY for access to healthcare services, with women constituting a significant portion of beneficiaries.
* **Action Required:** Utilize AB-PMJAY and ABHA for healthcare access, understanding the benefits offered.
Key Entities Referenced
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY): A health insurance scheme to provide financial protection to poor and vulnerable families for secondary and tertiary hospitalization.
Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA): A unique digital health identity that enables citizens to access and share their medical records securely with healthcare providers.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for health policy.
Uttar Pradesh: The state of India where specific aspirational districts and parliamentary constituencies are referenced for empanelled private hospitals and ABHA creation.
Jharkhand: The state of India where Dumka district is specifically referenced for empanelled private hospitals.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 103
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6THFEBRUARY, 2026
PRIVATE HOSPITALS EMPANELLED UNDER AB-PMJAY
†*103. SHRI NALIN SOREN:
SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA:
Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to
state:
(a) the details of the increase in the number of empanelled private hospitals under
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) across the
country from the year 2023 to December 2025, State/UT-wise including Dumka district,
Jharkhand;
(b) the details of the increase in the number of empanelled private hospitals in Tier-II
and Tier- III cities and aspirational districts in the country during the said period,
pertaining to Uttar Pradesh with specific reference to Shahjahanpur, Budaun and Aonla
Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency;
(c) the details of the comparative data on the hospitalization rate of female beneficiaries
under the AB-PMJAY with that of previous public health insurance schemes
implemented prior to 2018; and
(d) the details of the increase in the creation of Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts
(ABHA) in the country, including upgradation undertaken and progress achieved in
deploying mobile health units in tribal dominated areas, State/UT-wise along with the
number of Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts created in the Etah-Aonla region in Uttar
Pradesh till date?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a) to (d) AStatement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLYTO LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 103* FOR 6TH FEBRUARY, 2026
(a) to (d) As on 31.12.2025, a total of 15,733 private hospitals are empanelled under
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and out of these
7247 private hospitals have been empanelled from January 2023 to December 2025. The
State/UT - wise details of number of private hospitals empanelled under AB-PMJAY
during this period are at Annexure.
As on 31.12.2025, a total of 8 private hospitals are empanelled in Dumka district of
Jharkhand.
As on 31.12.2025, a total of 1259 private hospitals are empanelled in aspirational districts
across the country. As constituency-wise data is not captured under the scheme, the
details of private hospitals empanelled in the concerned districts of Uttar Pradesh are as
under:
District Number of private hospitals
empanelled
Shahjahapur 24
Sambhal 9
Badaun 14
Bareilly 209
The data comparison of female hospitalisation rates under AB-PMJAY with pre-2018
public health insurance schemes is not available, as AB-PMJAY was launched in
September 2018. However, as on 31.12.2025, about 49% of the total 11.22 crore hospital
admissions under AB PM-JAY have been availed by women.
Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) provides a unique digital health identity to
citizens and enables secure access, viewing and consent-based sharing of their medical
records with healthcare providers. As on 02.02.2026, a total of 85.48 crore ABHAs have
been created across the country. State/UT - wise details of ABHA creation can be
accessed at: dashboard.abdm.gov.in
National Health Authority maintains district-wise data for ABHA creation. The details of
number of ABHAs in Etah-Aonla region comprising of four districts - Etah, Kasganj,Badaun and Barielly, as on 02.02.2026, are as under:
District Number of ABHAs Created
Etah 14,02,875
Kasganj 9,35,407
Badaun 22,10,371
Bareilly 34,11,651Annexure
State/UT - wise details of number of private hospitals empanelled under AB-PMJAY
Number of Private Hospitals
State/UT Empanelled
(January 2023toDecember 2025)
Andhra Pradesh 263
Arunachal Pradesh 8
Assam 51
Bihar 422
Chandigarh 6
Chhattisgarh 155
Delhi 114
Goa 1
Gujarat 347
Haryana 344
Himachal Pradesh 82
Jammu And Kashmir 63
Jharkhand 48
Karnataka 242
Kerala 50
Ladakh 1
Madhya Pradesh 299
Maharashtra 554
Manipur 18
Meghalaya 3
Mizoram 2
Nagaland 12
Odisha 788
Puducherry 2
Punjab 187
Rajasthan 976
Sikkim 4
Tamil Nadu 189
Telangana 258
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu 5
Tripura 6
Uttar Pradesh 1591
Uttarakhand 135
West Bengal 21
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