Centrally sponsored scheme Ayushman Bharat is a national health insurance system for:
women.
every citizen.
old age people.
poor and vulnerable.
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2020
Ayushman Bharat is a national health protection scheme launched by the Government of India to achieve Universal Health Coverage. Its health insurance component, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), specifically targets the poor and vulnerable population based on the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) database. It aims to provide health coverage to approximately 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families, covering nearly 50 crore beneficiaries, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. It is not intended for every citizen, only specific economically disadvantaged groups.