{"id":131212,"date":"2026-10-30T14:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=131212"},"modified":"2026-10-30T14:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:14:10","slug":"ayushman-vay-vandana-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ayushman-vay-vandana-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayushman Vay Vandana Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ayushman Vay Vandana Initiative Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ayushman Vay Vandana initiative completed two years and recorded 23.46 lakh authorised hospital admissions worth \u20b95,668.80 crore.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ayushman Vay Vandana Initiative<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>launched in 2024.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It extends the benefits of <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ayushman-bharat-pradhan-mantri-jan-arogya-yojana\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ayushman-bharat-pradhan-mantri-jan-arogya-yojana\/\" target=\"_blank\"> (AB PM-JAY)<\/a><\/strong> to <\/span><b>elderly citizens.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is aiming to <\/span><b>improve access to healthcare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reduce the financial burden of hospitalisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is implemented by the <\/span><b>National Health Authority (NHA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coverage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is designed to provide financial protection to approximately six crore senior citizens belonging to around 4.5 crore families across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Ayushman Vay Vandana Initiative<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the initiative, <\/span><b>all citizens aged 70 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and above are eligible for health coverage of up to <\/span><b>\u20b95 lakh per family annually<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><b>secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior citizens belonging to families already covered under AB PM-JAY receive an additional top-up cover of <\/span><b>up to \u20b95 lakh annually,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exclusively for themselves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This coverage is separate from the existing family cover available to members below 70 years of age.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2330009&amp;reg=21&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayushman Vay Vandana Initiative is aiming to improve access to healthcare and reduce the financial burden of hospitalisation. 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