Under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana #PMJAY, every Ayushman cardholder can get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh per annum per family in an empanelled hospital across the country.
Notably, Uttar Pradesh has taken the lead in the country with more than 4 crore 15 lakh 41 thousand 992 Ayushman cards issued so far followed by Madhya Pradesh with 3 crore 70 lakh cards. Chhattisgarh is in the third position with 2 crore 3 lakh cards followed by Karnataka in the fourth position and Andhra Pradesh in the fifth. Karnataka has issued 1 crore 51 lakh cards while Andhra Pradesh has issued 1 crore 40 lakh Ayushman cards.
PM Modi also interacted with the beneficiaries virtually. As many as 50 lakh Ayushman cards have been printed in Gujarat.
