New Delhi. Ayushman Bharat Yojana was launched in 2018 to provide free and quality health services to the economically weaker and disadvantaged sections of the country. Also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).
It is one of the largest government health insurance schemes in the world. People covered under Ayushman Yojana get Ayushman Card. With its help, free treatment up to Rs 500000 can be availed. In September 2024, an important change took place in the Ayushman scheme and the government decided to include all senior citizens above the age of 70 years, irrespective of their income, in this scheme. These citizens are given Ayushman Vaya Vandan Card.
Ayushman card has been started especially to provide free treatment to the poor and needy people. People who work in the organized sector, pay income tax, avail ESIC benefits or whose salary is deducted as PF cannot avail the benefits of Ayushman card. Mainly the families identified as beneficiaries in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC-2011) are eligible for Ayushman card.
A family living in a kutcha house in rural area, a family in which there is no adult male in the age group of 16-59 years, SC/ST families and landless labourers can take advantage of Ayushman Yojana. Families living in urban areas and engaged in occupations like ragpickers, domestic workers, construction workers, street vendors are also eligible for this scheme.
Check eligibility like this
If you also want to get Ayushman card made, then you can check your eligibility online. For this, first you have to go to the official website of the scheme https://pmjay.gov.in/. Then you have to click on the option ‘Am I Eligible’ here. After this, some information asked here will be filled in the prescribed place. After doing this, the site will tell you whether you are eligible to get Ayushman card or not.
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