14-Jan-2025

Ayushman Bharat

Miscellaneous

Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) 

  • About 
    • World’s largest government-funded health insurance scheme, launched in 2018. 
    • Provides ₹5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary care (surgery, treatments, medications, diagnostics). 
  • Beneficiaries 
    • Targets families identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data. 
    • States/UTs can use similar socio-economic databases for remaining unauthenticated families. 
  • Funding 
    • 60:40 share for states/UTs with their own legislature. 
    • 90:10 share for Northeast states, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. 
    • 100% central funding for UTs without legislature. 
  • Nodal Agency 
    • National Health Authority (NHA) oversees implementation in alliance with states. 
    • State Health Agency (SHA) handles implementation at the state level.