PM- Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) Latest News
The Pradhan Mantri–Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), launched in October 2021, has emerged as one of India’s largest healthcare initiatives aimed at strengthening the nation’s preparedness for future pandemics and health emergencies.
About PM- Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)
- Launched in 2021, PM-ABHIM is one of India’s largest pan-national programmes aimed at developing a resilient, accessible, and self-reliant public health system.
- It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector Components (CS), which has an outlay of Rs. 64,180 crores for the scheme period (2021-22 to 2025-26).
- The Mission focuses on strengthening health infrastructure from the grassroots to the district level through the establishment and upgradation of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), Block Public Health Units, Integrated District Public Health Labs, and Critical Care Hospital Blocks in every district.
- These facilities aim to bridge service delivery gaps and ensure comprehensive primary, secondary, and critical care closer to communities.
- PM-ABHIM also prioritises pandemic and disaster preparedness by expanding an IT-enabled, real-time disease surveillance network that integrates laboratories at block, district, regional, and national levels to detect, investigate, and prevent outbreaks effectively.
- Additionally, it promotes health research and innovation, particularly on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, by advancing the One Health approach, which recognises the interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health.
- The Mission also aims to fill critical gaps in both urban and rural areas by creating Urban Health and Wellness Centres (AAM) in slum areas and converting Sub-Centres into AAMs.
- Collectively, PM-ABHIM envisions a robust health ecosystem capable of withstanding future health emergencies while ensuring equitable and quality healthcare for all citizens.
Source: LOKMAT
Last updated on August, 2026
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