Ayushman Bharat
On trackLaunched September 2018 · Health
₹5 lakh of cashless hospital cover per family per year for the poorest 55 crore people, the world's largest government-funded health assurance scheme. Extended in October 2024 to all citizens aged 70 and above.
What was promised
- ₹5 lakh cover per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation, for about 12 crore families.
Admission totals differ across releases (9.64 crore versus 10.30 crore in late 2025), likely different cut-off dates; the figures here are date-stamped September 2025.
Progress update history
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October 2025
42.47 crore cards issued (mid-October 2025); 10.30 crore hospital admissions authorised, worth ₹1.48 lakh crore (September 2025); more than 32,000 hospitals empanelled.
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FY 2024-25
Beneficiaries saved about ₹1.25–1.52 lakh crore in out-of-pocket expenditure (Economic Survey 2024-25).