The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has made a acutely aware effort to place girls on the centre of the nationwide dialog on well being which has ensured their equal participation in it, the federal government knowledgeable Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written reply to a query, Union Minister of State for Well being S P Singh Baghel stated girls account for about 49 per cent of Ayushman card recipients.
Additional, 141 well being profit packages beneath the medical health insurance scheme are solely earmarked for ladies, he stated.
Correspondingly, utilisation of scheme companies by girls stands at roughly 48 per cent of the overall authorised hospital admissions, he stated.
A complete of 4.78 crore and 9.22 crore Ayushman playing cards have been created throughout 2019-20 and 2022-23, respectively, Baghel stated in reply to a separate query. He added the variety of Ayushman playing cards has considerably elevated over the past years.
Below the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the federal government offers a medical health insurance of Rs 5 lakh per household per yr.
