Parliament Question: The status of Ayushman Vay Vandana Card

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 450 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03RD FEBRUARY, 2026 THE STATUS OF AYUSHMAN VAY VANDANA CARD

450. # SHRI AMAR PAL MAURYA:

DR. PARMAR JASHVANTSINH SALAMSINH:

SHRI NARHARI AMIN:

SHRI KESRIDEVSINH JHALA:

SHRI BABURAM NISHAD:

SMT. SEEMA DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards (AVVC) issued since its launch in October, 2024, State/Union Territory-wise;

(b) the details of the data on the utilization of benefits under AVVC;

(c) the total value of claims sanctioned so far along with the details of AVVC beneficiaries by gender and rural-urban categories; and

(d) the number of public and private hospitals providing treatment under AVVC and the details of their distribution across States/Union Territories? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (c): Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (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. In October 2024, the scheme was expanded to cover 6 crore senior citizens of age 70 years and above belonging to 4.5 crore families irrespective of their socio-economic status, through Ayushman Vay Vandana card.

As on 31.12.2025, more than 96.73 lakh Ayushman Vay Vandana cards have been created across all States and UTs. The State/UT-wise details of the number of Ayushman Vay Vandana

cards can be accessed at: https://dashboard.nha.gov.in/public/cardAs on 31.12.2025, a total of 10.33 lakh hospital admissions, amounting to Rs. 2,154.37 crore, have been authorized for the Ayushman Vay Vandana card beneficiaries. Out of these, 3.93 lakh admissions, amounting to Rs 820.42 crore, pertain to female beneficiaries and 6.40 lakh admissions, amounting to Rs. 1333.94 crore, pertain to male beneficiaries across the implementing States/UTs.

(d): As on 31.12.2025, more than 33,270 hospitals are empanelled under AB-PMJAY comprising 17,537 public and 15,733 private hospitals. The Ayushman Vay Vandana card beneficiaries can avail services at any AB-PMJAY empanelled hospitals. The total number of empanelled hospitals, along with State/UT-wise and district-wise details of public and private

hospitals be can accessed at: https://hem.nha.gov.in/search *****