India Ayushman Bharat Tender

The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana AB-PMJAY is an entitlement-based scheme and there is no requirement of registration or enrolment of beneficiaries. Accordingly no scheme specific card is required to avail the benefits under the scheme.However in order to create awareness and facilitate availing of benefits after verifying the identity of beneficiaries under the scheme e-cards have been issued to the beneficiaries.A Memorandum of Understanding MoU has been signed with Common Service Center CSC e-Governance Services India Limited under Digital India Initiative of Government of India for utilizing their network of CSCs to verify AB-PMJAY beneficiaries identity under the scheme for issuance of e-card.Besides beneficiary identification process is undertaken at all the empanelled hospitals including private service providers through Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitras PMAMs.Further Open Beneficiary Identification System policy has been launched whereby States can deployengage services of different public or private entities to facilitate the beneficiary identification process.The Minister of State Health and Family Welfare Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.