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PMJAY: ₹5L free health cover for 55 crore Indians (check if you qualify)
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Facts
PMJAY is the world's largest government-funded health insurance scheme. ₹5L per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation at empanelled public and private hospitals. Completely free, no premium from beneficiaries.
Provisions and law
- Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana | NHA (National Health Authority)
Analysis
Eligibility: Based on SECC (Socio-Economic Caste Census) 2011 data for rural and urban poor families. Additionally, all families covered under state insurance schemes in 33 states/UTs that have adopted PMJAY. AB-PMJAY 2.0 (2024 expansion): Extended to all senior citizens (70+) regardless of income. Every Indian citizen above 70 gets ₹5L health cover, universal for seniors. This is the most significant expansion since launch. How to check eligibility: setu.pmjay.gov.in → Enter Aadhaar or ration card number. If eligible, get Ayushman card. For 70+ seniors: any Common Service Centre or PMJAY app → generate senior citizen Ayushman card automatically.
Conclusion
- Check eligibility at setu.pmjay.gov.in
- For 70+ seniors: go to any Common Service Centre (CSC) with Aadhaar
- Or download PMJAY app → generate Ayushman card using Aadhaar OTP
- Card is digital, stored in Digilocker. Physical card also issued at CSC
- Show Ayushman card at empanelled hospital to get cashless treatment (check hospital list on app)
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