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3 November 2026 NATIONAL

The National Health Authority (NHA) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Ayushman Vay Vandana (AVV) healthcare initiative for all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status.

Under the initiative, eligible senior citizens will receive health coverage of up to ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.

3 October 2026 NATIONAL

Union Minister JP Nadda has inaugurated “Arogya Manthan 2026” at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, to mark the 8th anniversary of the Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and the 5th anniversary of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

Under the AB PM-JAY, Andhra Pradesh (large state), Sikkim (small state), and Jammu & Kashmir (Union Territory - UT) were recognized for the highest card saturation among Accredited Social Health Activists, Anganwadi Workers, and Anganwadi Helpers). Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat were awarded for claim settlement efficiency in inter-state portability.

In the ABDM category, Bihar, Ladakh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli were the top performers in model districts. Chandigarh, Assam, and Uttar Pradesh were honored for the highest implementation of ABDM-enabled Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) in sub-centres.

1 October 2026 NATIONAL

The Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to achieve universal health coverage, has recorded over 60 crore beneficiaries.

It is the world’s largest government-funded public health insurance and assurance scheme, providing coverage of up to ₹5 lakh per family annually for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.

The scheme is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a funding ratio of 60:40 between the centre and states, as well as for UTs with a legislature. The funding ratio is 90:10 for the centre and North-Eastern states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir, while UTs without a legislature receive 100% central funding.

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