📋 Tender Overview
As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey PLFS 2017-18 carried out by the National Sample Survey Organisation of the Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation estimated 38 crore people are working as unorganised workers in the country.Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana AB PM-JAY was launched on 23rd September 2018 subsuming the Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojana to provide Rs. 5 lakh health coverage per family for secondary and tertiary hospitalization free of cost to the eligible labourers in the unorganised sector as per the criteria identified from the Socio-Economic Caste Census SECC of 2011. This scheme is being implemented in all StatesUTs except Delhi Odisha and West Bengal. As on 29.03.2022 a total of 17.90 crore individuals have been verified and issued with smart cards.All eligible beneficiaries are entitled to free healthcare services under AB PM-JAY from the day of the implementation of the scheme in their StateUT. Beneficiaries can visit the empanelled hospitals to verify their eligibility and avail healthcare services. The empanelled hospitals subsequently raise pre-authorization requests for the treatment proposed to be given to the verified beneficiaries.Issuance of AB PM-JAY smart card is a continuous process based on the demand for services and eligibility criteria identified from the Socio-Economic Caste Census SECC of 2011. However Government is making all-out efforts to scale-up the issuance of Ayushman cards across the country.This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour Employment Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
