Articles tagged under: Ayushman Card

1.77 crore Ayushman cards created in last 3 years in Gujarat; District-wise data here

December 06, 2024
1.77 crore Ayushman cards created in last 3 years in Gujarat; District-wise data here

New Delhi: As of October 31, 2024, over 35.8 crore Ayushman cards have been created under the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) nationwide, providing access to affordable healthcare for millions across the country. Among these, the total number of Ayushman cards issued in Gujarat over the last three years is 1,77,00,032. In Gujarat, the scheme has shown significant progress, with a steady increase in the number of cards issued over the past three years. A total of ...Read More

Increased scrutiny delays PM-JAY approvals in Ahmedabad hospitals

November 22, 2024
Increased scrutiny delays PM-JAY approvals in Ahmedabad hospitals

Ahmedabad: A patient admitted for angioplasty at a major corporate hospital in Ahmedabad earlier this week experienced delays under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). According to the hospital administrator, initial approvals that previously took 30 to 45 minutes now take up to three hours. Documentation requirements have also increased, with additional reports and test results, such as blood tests and treadmill tests, now being mandated. It is learned that this delay might be the...Read More

AMC starts facilitating 70 years or older age persons for issuance of Ayushyaman card

November 08, 2024
AMC starts facilitating 70 years or older age persons for issuance of Ayushyaman card

Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation(AMC) has started facilitating 70 years or older age persons at its 85 Urban Health Centres for issuance of  Ayushyaman card under Vay Vandana scheme of the Central government, so that such senior citizens can get benefits of Vay Vandana yojana under which medical care of upto Rs. 5 lakh per year is offered for free by the Central government at selected private and government hospitals. Any citizen of 70 years or above age, can visit AMC's Urban Health Ce...Read More

PM Modi launches Ayushman Scheme for ₹5 lakh free treatment annually to all above 70 years

October 29, 2024

New Delhi: On the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti and the 9th Ayurveda Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched, inaugurated, and laid the foundation stone for multiple health sector projects worth approximately ₹12,850 crore at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in New Delhi. As a significant addition to the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), the Prime Minister also announced an expansion of health coverage to all senior citizens ...Read More

8 Vadodara hospitals under scanner for flouting Ayushman Bharat Card rules

September 24, 2024
8 Vadodara hospitals under scanner for flouting Ayushman Bharat Card rules

Vadodara: Eight private hospitals in the city are under scrutiny following allegations that they have been flouting the rules of the Ayushman Bharat Card scheme. In the preliminary probe by health department teams from the Vadodara Municipal Corporation and the state government, several loopholes have been found, including issues in chemotherapy treatment and overdoses of medications. It has been alleged that the hospitals are taking cash from patients who hold Ayushman cards. The hospital...Read More

Rajkot Doctor expelled from Ayushyaman scheme

May 18, 2024
Rajkot Doctor expelled from Ayushyaman scheme

Rajkot: Rajkot based Dr. Hiren Mashru has been expelled from Ayushyaman Card scheme of health insurance after the Health department and Insurance company found corrupt practice on his part. Dr. Mashru runs Nihit babycare hospital in Rajkot. He is accused of admit healthy children in Intensive Care Unit(ICU) hospital to claim and get money from Ayushyaman scheme. Dr. Mashru had shown 523 admissions in his hospital and claimed Rs. 2.53 crore over them. His hospital was linked to Ayushyaman sch...Read More

ACB Gujarat decoy traps private hospital’s staffer for bribery

April 20, 2024
ACB Gujarat decoy traps private hospital’s staffer for bribery

Kutch: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat, with the help of a decoy trap, has nabbed an employee of Sterling Hospital in Gandhidham for his involvement in a bribery case involving ₹500. According to the case details, Ayushmann cards under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana are issued to beneficiaries at Sterling Hospital in Gandhidham. In accordance with government regulations, this process is entirely free of cost. However, the ACB received information that the off...Read More

Over 45 lakh admissions, worth Rs. 9775 crore done under Ayushman Bharat in Gujarat

December 08, 2023
Over 45 lakh admissions, worth Rs. 9775 crore done under Ayushman Bharat in Gujarat

New Delhi: More than 45 lakh people have got admission in hospitals empaneled under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) in Gujarat, said the Union government in Parliament. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel) stated the following information in Lok Sabha during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is the largest publicly funded health assu...Read More

Guidelines for enrolling in the Ayushman Bharat Card BIS 2.0 Application

October 16, 2023
Guidelines for enrolling in the Ayushman Bharat Card BIS 2.0 Application

New Delhi: The guidelines for enrolling in the Ayushman Bharat Card BIS 2.0 Application under the PMJAY scheme have been released. A guide in PMJAY has been issued, providing essential information on the enrollment process in the Scheme/Ayushman Bharat Card BIS 2.0 application. In this process, you first log in using your mobile number and then, with using ration card, provide the details of all family members. Within this process, click on the pending members and verify them with an Aadha...Read More

ઘેરબેઠાં આયુષ્યમાન કાર્ડની PDF મેળવી શકાશે: PMJAY યોજનાની માર્ગદર્શિકા જાહેર

October 16, 2023
ઘેરબેઠાં  આયુષ્યમાન કાર્ડની PDF મેળવી શકાશે: PMJAY યોજનાની માર્ગદર્શિકા જાહેર

દિલ્હી: પી.એમ.જે.એ.વાય-માં યોજના/ આયુષ્માન ભારત કાર્ડ BIS 2.0 એપ્લિકેશનમાં એનરોલમેન્ટ અંગેની માર્ગદર્શિકા બહાર પાડવામાં આવી છે. પી.એમ. જે.એ.વાય-માં યોજના/આયુષ્માન ભારત કાર્ડ BIS 2.0 એપ્લિકેશનમાં એનરોલ...Read More