{"id":30758,"date":"2026-10-10T18:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=30758"},"modified":"2026-10-10T18:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:05:12","slug":"ayushman-bharat-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ayushman-bharat-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Sub Schemes, Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme is a flagship healthcare initiative of the Government of India, launched on 23 September 2018, with the objective of advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and ensuring accessible, affordable and quality healthcare. It marks a shift from a fragmented, disease-specific approach towards an integrated continuum-of-care model covering primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Ayushman Bharat scheme combines health promotion, preventive care, financial protection, health infrastructure and digital health through interconnected initiatives. Its major components include Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). With further expansion to cover all citizens aged 70 years and above, it has emerged as a significant pillar of India\u2019s healthcare and social protection architecture.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme Details<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Ayushman Bharat Scheme is designed as an integrated healthcare framework that combines primary healthcare, health assurance and system strengthening under a continuum-of-care approach. It seeks to move India from a fragmented, scheme-based model towards comprehensive, need-based and accessible healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Launch:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Ayushman Bharat Scheme was formally launched on 23 September 2018 at Ranchi, Jharkhand, with the launch of PM-JAY; the initiative was conceived to advance the goal of<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/universal-health-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Universal Health Coverage<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (UHC).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Ayushman Bharat Scheme operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), with the National Health Authority (NHA) serving as the apex implementation agency for PM-JAY.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Guiding Approach: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Ayushman Bharat Scheme follows a continuum-of-care approach, connecting healthcare delivery across primary, secondary and tertiary levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Core Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It aims to improve <\/span><b>access to quality healthcare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, reduce <\/span><b>out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and provide greater financial protection against major healthcare costs.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Integrated Architecture:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The framework combines <\/span><b>Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, PM-JAY, PM-ABHIM and ABDM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, covering primary care, hospitalisation, health infrastructure and digital health.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Implementation Model:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Ayushman Bharat Scheme represents a <\/span><b>convergent health-system architecture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, combining preventive and primary care with financial protection, infrastructure development and digital integration.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30636 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/05134421\/UHC-2.png\" alt=\"Ayushman Bharat Scheme\" width=\"773\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/05134421\/UHC-2.png 1553w, https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/05134421\/UHC-2-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/05134421\/UHC-2-1536x1002.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Sub Schemes\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme operates through a set of interconnected sub-schemes covering <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/primary-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\">primary healthcare<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, financial protection, health infrastructure and digital health. Together, these components follow a continuum-of-care approach and strengthen India\u2019s healthcare system from the community level to tertiary care.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), formerly known as Health and Wellness Centres, form the primary healthcare foundation of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. They bring comprehensive and preventive healthcare closer to communities and households.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Primary Healthcare:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AAMs provide accessible and comprehensive primary healthcare services at the community level, including maternal and child health.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Preventive Care:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> They focus on screening, early detection, health promotion and disease prevention, particularly for non-communicable diseases.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Screening and management of conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and common cancers are important components of their service delivery.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Community-Based Care:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AAMs reduce dependence on higher-level facilities by addressing basic healthcare needs closer to people\u2019s homes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Continuum of Care:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> They act as the entry point into the wider healthcare system, enabling referral and linkage with secondary and tertiary facilities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Digital Access:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Telemedicine and digital health tools help connect community-level facilities with doctors and specialists where available.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PM-JAY constitutes the financial protection and health assurance pillar of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. It provides cashless and paperless hospitalisation cover to eligible beneficiaries and protects households from catastrophic medical expenditure.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Health Assurance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PM-JAY provides \u20b95 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beneficiaries can access treatment on a cashless and paperless basis at empanelled hospitals.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Portability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scheme follows national portability, allowing beneficiaries to obtain treatment at any empanelled hospital across India.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Wide Treatment Coverage: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It covers a broad range of hospitalisation procedures and treatment packages across medical and surgical specialities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Financial Protection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PM-JAY aims to reduce catastrophic health expenditure and out-of-pocket spending among vulnerable households.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Women\u2019s Access: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women constitute a substantial share of beneficiaries and authorised hospital admissions, reflecting broad access to financial protection.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Senior Citizens: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scheme has been expanded to provide \u20b95 lakh annual health cover to all citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of income, through the <\/span><b>Ayushman Vay Vandana Card.<\/b><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Frontline Workers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ASHA workers, Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers have also been brought under PM-JAY coverage.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PM-ABHIM strengthens the health infrastructure and public health capacity needed to support the delivery of quality healthcare across India. It complements Ayushman Bharat's service-delivery and financial-protection components.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Infrastructure Strengthening:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PM-ABHIM focuses on strengthening health infrastructure across primary, secondary and tertiary levels.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Public Health Facilities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It supports the development and upgrading of critical care blocks, public health laboratories and block-level public health units.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Disease Surveillance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The mission strengthens surveillance systems and public health preparedness for emerging diseases and outbreaks.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Pandemic Preparedness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It improves the health system\u2019s capacity to respond to future pandemics and public health emergencies.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Integrated Health System: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scheme seeks to address infrastructure gaps while creating a more resilient and coordinated healthcare ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ABDM provides the digital backbone of India's health system, enabling interoperability and portability of health information. It seeks to connect patients, healthcare providers and health institutions through a common digital ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30746 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/09155918\/Government-Health-Schemes-in-India.png\" alt=\"Ayushman Bharat Scheme\" width=\"842\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/09155918\/Government-Health-Schemes-in-India.png 1469w, https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/10\/09155918\/Government-Health-Schemes-in-India-768x560.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Digital Health Infrastructure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ABDM creates an integrated digital framework connecting different stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>ABHA ID: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It enables the creation of Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) for individuals to digitally identify themselves within the health ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Electronic Health Records:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ABDM facilitates the linking and exchange of digital health records with patient consent.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Portability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Digital records can support continuity of care across different hospitals, facilities and states.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Interoperability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mission promotes common digital standards for seamless exchange of health information.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Patient-Centred Care: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It enables individuals to participate more actively in managing and accessing their health information.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>System Integration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ABDM connects health facilities, healthcare professionals, health-tech systems and patients within a unified digital ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme Benefits\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme combines financial protection, primary healthcare, infrastructure development and digital integration, making it broader than a conventional health insurance programme.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Financial Protection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PM-JAY provides cashless hospitalisation coverage of <\/span><b>\u20b95 lakh per family per year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, helping reduce catastrophic health expenditure.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Accessible Primary Care:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> AAMs bring preventive, promotive and basic curative services closer to communities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Universal Senior-Citizen Protection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The 70+ expansion extends health assurance beyond income-based targeting.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Infrastructure Development:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PM-ABHIM strengthens public health infrastructure, laboratories, critical-care capacity and disease surveillance.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Digital Continuity of Care:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ABDM promotes interoperable health records and digitally enabled healthcare delivery.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>National Portability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PM-JAY enables beneficiaries to access treatment at empanelled hospitals across the country.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Women\u2019s Access:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Strong participation of women among beneficiaries and authorised admissions supports greater gender equity in healthcare access.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Employment and Skilling:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The programme has also created roles such as <\/span><b>Pradhan Mantri Aarogya Mitras (PMAMs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> who facilitate beneficiaries at empanelled hospitals.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Health System Resilience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The combined focus on infrastructure, primary care and surveillance strengthens preparedness for health emergencies.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme Impact\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The impact of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme can be assessed through its expanding beneficiary base, hospital network, financial protection, digital integration and healthcare access.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Ayushman Cards:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Around 43.52 crore Ayushman cards as of 28 February 2026\u00a0 had been issued.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Beneficiary Base<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: PM-JAY covers approximately 12 crore families under its original beneficiary framework, alongside later expansions.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Hospital Admissions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Around 11.69 crore hospital admissions has been authorised as of February 2026.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Empanelled Hospitals:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The network included around 36,229 hospitals, including approximately 16,746 private hospitals.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>National Coverage: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat has achieved participation across all 36 states and <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/union-territories\/\" target=\"_blank\">union territories<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>OOPE Reduction:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Government statements have indicated a decline in out-of-pocket expenditure from around 64.2% in 2013\u201314 to 43.4% in 2022\u201323, measured as a share of total health expenditure.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Gender Inclusion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Women account for approximately 49% of cards created and 48% of authorised hospital admissions.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Senior Citizens:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> More than 86 lakh senior citizens had enrolled under the 70+ expansion by October 2025.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Frontline Workers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around 37 lakh ASHA, AWW and AWH workers were brought under AB-PMJAY from February 2024.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Digital Health: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around 86.64 crore ABHA IDs had been created, and 90.70 crore electronic health records were linked as of 11 March 2026.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Global Significance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PM-JAY is officially described by the Government as the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme Challenges<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite expanding access to hospitalisation and improving financial protection, the Ayushman Bharat Scheme faces several implementation challenges. Gaps in healthcare infrastructure, regional inequalities, human resource shortages and limitations in financial coverage continue to constrain its effectiveness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Limited Financial Protection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PM-JAY primarily covers eligible hospitalisation, leaving outpatient consultations, medicines, diagnostics and long-term chronic disease management as significant sources of out-of-pocket expenditure.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Uneven Healthcare Infrastructure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Shortages of empanelled hospitals, specialists and advanced medical facilities in rural, tribal and remote areas limit beneficiaries\u2019 ability to access treatment.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Implementation Gaps:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Delays in claim settlement, administrative bottlenecks and variations in implementation capacity across states can affect service delivery.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Beneficiary Exclusion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Limited awareness, documentation issues and difficulties in identifying eligible beneficiaries may prevent vulnerable households from accessing benefits.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Quality of Healthcare:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Uneven treatment standards, inadequate monitoring and potential instances of unnecessary procedures can undermine the quality and effectiveness of care.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Regional Disparities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Differences in state capacity, public health infrastructure and private hospital participation lead to unequal utilisation of scheme benefits.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Human Resource Constraints:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Shortages of doctors, nurses and specialists, particularly in underserved areas, weaken healthcare delivery despite financial coverage.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Accountability and Transparency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Weak monitoring, fraudulent claims and irregularities in hospital empanelment or treatment authorisation can undermine public trust.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme Way Forward<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strengthening the Ayushman Bharat Scheme requires a shift from merely expanding coverage to ensuring equitable access, quality healthcare and sustainable financial protection. Greater investment in primary healthcare, improved accountability, stronger digital safeguards and outcome-based monitoring can help advance universal health coverage in India.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Expand Financial Protection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Strengthen primary healthcare and explore complementary support for essential outpatient consultations, medicines, diagnostics and chronic disease management.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Strengthen Healthcare Infrastructure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Improve public hospitals, diagnostic facilities and critical-care services, particularly in rural, tribal and remote regions.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Improve Implementation Efficiency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ensure timely claim settlement, simplify beneficiary verification and strengthen coordination between the National Health Authority and State Health Agencies.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Enhance Beneficiary Awareness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Use local-language campaigns, community health workers and digital as well as offline channels to improve awareness and facilitate enrolment.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Ensure Quality and Patient Safety:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Strengthen hospital accreditation, clinical audits, treatment protocols, patient feedback and grievance-redressal mechanisms.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Promote Equitable Access:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Encourage adequate hospital empanelment in underserved areas and strengthen referral linkages between Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, secondary hospitals and tertiary-care institutions.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Address Human Resource Gaps:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Invest in medical education, specialist training, rural recruitment and retention, and better working conditions for healthcare personnel.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Strengthen Transparency and Accountability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Use risk-based audits, data analytics and effective vigilance to detect fraudulent claims, unnecessary procedures and irregularities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Leverage Digital Health:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Improve interoperability under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission while ensuring informed consent, data privacy, cybersecurity and alternatives for digitally excluded beneficiaries.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Adopt Outcome-Based Monitoring:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Evaluate the scheme not only through cards issued and hospital admissions, but also through treatment outcomes, patient satisfaction, reduced financial hardship and equitable access.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayushman Bharat Scheme UPSC PYQs\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Q1.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements: <\/span><b>(UPSC Prelims 2022)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Private and public hospitals must adopt it.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It has seamless portability across the country.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(a) 1 and 2 only<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(b) 3 only<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(c) 1 and 3 only<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Ans: (b)<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ayushman Bharat Scheme is a flagship healthcare initiative of the Government of India, launched on 23 September 2018. 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