Ayushman Arogya Mandir

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Delhi gets three Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, focusing on holistic patient care and disease prevention.

About Ayushman Arogya Mandir

• Ayushman Arogya Mandir is an attempt to move from a selective approach to health care to deliver a comprehensive range of services spanning preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative care. 
• It has two components which are complementary to each other. 
  • Under its first component, 1,50,000 Ayushman Arogya Mandir will be created to deliver Comprehensive Primary Health Care, that is universal and free to users, with a focus on wellness and the delivery of an expanded range of services closer to the community. 
  • The second component is the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) which provides health insurance coverage of Rs. 5 lakhs per year to over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families seeking secondary and tertiary care.
• Ayushman Arogya Mandirs offer a wide array of services, including preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative care.
• As of January 31, 2025, 1,76,141 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs have been operationalised throughout India.

Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY

• Ayushman Bharat, a flagship scheme of the Government of India, was launched as recommended by the National Health Policy 2017, to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
• It is the largest health assurance scheme in the world which aims at providing a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to over 12 crores poor and vulnerable families (approximately 55 crore beneficiaries) that form the bottom 40% of the Indian population.

Ayushman Arogya Mandir FAQs

Q1: What is Ayushman Arogya Mandir?

Ans: It is a network of 1,50,000 centers providing free and comprehensive primary healthcare with a focus on wellness and community services.

Q2: What is the new name of Health and Wellness Centres (HWC)?

Ans: They are now called Ayushman Arogya Mandir, as per the Union Health Ministry's decision.

Q3: Who is eligible for Pradhan Mantri Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)?

Ans: SC/ST individuals, households without an earning member above 16 years making over ₹2.5 lakh, and those listed in the PMJAY beneficiary roster are eligible.

Source: IE