Assam first state to deliver over 1 cr Ayushman cards: Himanta Biswa

Guwahati: Assam has become the first state in the country to deliver more than one crore Ayushman cards, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year.

"Assam achieves a new milestone. Assam has taken sustained efforts to realise Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji's goal of Universal Health Coverage," Sarma wrote on X.

Assam Achieves a New Milstone 🙌🏼

Assam has taken sustained efforts to realise Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji’s goal of Universal Health Coverage.

We have become the 1st State to deliver more than 1cr Ayushman Cards to our people through efforts such as Viksit… pic.twitter.com/MZG6xOfRdq

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 11, 2024

"We have become the 1st State to deliver more than one crore Ayushman cards to our people through efforts such as 'Viksit Bharat Yatra' and 'Ayushman Apke Dwar Abhiyan'," he added.