As of December 2025, over 93 lakh Ayushman Vay Vandana cards have been issued. As of October 31, 2025, 7.89 lakh hospital admissions worth ₹1,741 crore were authorized under Ayushman Vay Vandana. Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 crore families constituting the bottom 40% of India's population. There is no cap on family size. In October 2024, AB-PMJAY was expanded to provide free health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per year to all senior citizens aged 70 and above. Expansion in treatment includes new procedures, empanelment of new hospitals, inclusion of new beneficiaries and other improvements. The scheme covers 6 crore senior citizens of age 70 years and above belonging to 4.5 crore families. Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. Release ID: 2203007.
Key Entities Referenced
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY): Flagship health scheme providing health cover to economically vulnerable families and senior citizens.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The government ministry responsible for the Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana and related health initiatives.
Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana: A component of AB-PMJAY focused on senior citizens.
States/UTs: The areas where the Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana is being implemented.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana
As on December 2025, more than 93 lakh Ayushman Vay
Vandana cards Issued
7.89 lakh hospital admissions worth ₹1,741 crore authorized
under Ayushman Vay Vandana as on 31 October 2025
प्रव तथ: 12 DEC 2025 4:28PM by PIB Delhi
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is a flagship scheme of the
Government which provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care
hospitalization to 12 crore families constituting economically vulnerable bottom 40% of India’s
population. There is no cap on family size and all members of eligible families irrespective of age and
gender are covered under the scheme. In October 2024, Government of India expanded AB-PMJAY to
provide free health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per year to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective
of their socio-economic status.
As on 05.12.2025, more than 93 lakh Ayushman Vay Vandana cards have been created across all States and
UTs.
As on 31.10.2025, total 7.89 lakh hospital admissions amounting to Rs. 1741 crore were authorized under
the Ayushman Vay Vandana category across the implementing States/ UTs. Further, expansion in treatment
is done by inclusion of new procedures, empanelment of new hospitals, inclusion of new beneficiaries and
other improvements as per requirements from time to time. The scheme covers 6 crore senior citizens of
age 70 years and above belonging to 4.5 crore families irrespective of their socio-economic status.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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