Ayushman Bharat: Complete History Timeline

Ayushman Bharat is India's flagship government-funded health assurance scheme, launched in 2018, providing health cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family per year to…

NITI Aayog Proposes National Health Protection Scheme for India's Poor

In early 2017, NITI Aayog submitted a detailed proposal to the Union government for a National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) targeting Below Poverty Line and near-poor…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Announces Ayushman Bharat in Union Budget 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled the Ayushman Bharat programme in his Union Budget speech on 1 February 2018, describing it as the 'world's largest government-fund…

Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Soft-Launched on Ambedkar Jayanti in Bijapur

On 14 April 2018 — B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary, chosen symbolically — Prime Minister Modi conducted the soft launch of Ayushman Bharat in Bijapur district of Chhat…

PM Modi Launches Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Nationally from Ranchi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY on 23 September 2018 from Ranchi, Jharkhand — a state with a large tribal population and historical…

Ayushman Bharat Crosses One Crore Hospital Admissions in Six Months

By March 2019 — roughly six months after the national launch — PM-JAY had authorised over one crore hospitalisation episodes, with a total treatment value approaching ₹1…

West Bengal and Delhi Formally Decline PM-JAY, Citing Federal Tensions

By September 2019, West Bengal under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had formally confirmed their non-participation in PM-J…

NHA Expands PM-JAY Package List to Include COVID-19 Treatment During Pandemic

When COVID-19 hit India in March 2020, the National Health Authority moved rapidly to include COVID-19 testing and treatment within the PM-JAY package list, covering iso…

India Crosses 80,000 Health and Wellness Centres Under Ayushman Bharat

By December 2021, the government had operationalised over 80,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) across India — more than half the 1.5 lakh target…

PM-JAY Records 3.5 Crore Hospitalisations and ₹45,000 Crore in Treatments on Fo…

On the scheme's fourth anniversary in September 2022, the National Health Authority reported that PM-JAY had authorised over 3.5 crore hospital admissions with a cumulat…

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Links Health IDs to PM-JAY for Unified Health R…

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), launched in 2021 and reaching significant scale by mid-2023, integrated the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) — a unique…

Cabinet Extends Ayushman Bharat to All Indians Aged 70 and Above, Adding 4.5 Cr…

On 11 September 2024, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Modi approved the extension of PM-JAY coverage to all Indian citizens aged 70 years and above, regardle…