Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY):
1.National Health Authority (NHA) is responsible for implementing the AB PM-JAY at the national level.
2.It provides health insurance coverage to all Indians regardless of their income or social status.
3.It is the world’s largest government-funded health assurance scheme.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Explanation –
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The National Health Authority (NHA) is responsible for implementing the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana at the national level. AB PM-JAY is recognized as the world’s largest government-funded health assurance scheme, providing coverage to over 50 crore (500 million) people.
Statement 2 is incorrect. AB PM-JAY specifically targets the bottom 40% of the population, focusing on poor and vulnerable families based on criteria from the Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011, and does not provide coverage to all Indians regardless of income or social status. AB PM-JAY aims to provide health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to approximately 55 crore beneficiaries corresponding to 12.34 crore families constituting the bottom 40% of the population.
Source: The Hindu
