Key facts
- Launched
- 23 Sep 2018, Ranchi
- Cover
- ₹5 lakh per family a year, cashless
Benefits and conditions
Vay Vandana (29 Oct 2024): every citizen 70+ covered
History and related schemes
Replaced Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY, 2008).
2026 notes from the PDF
West Bengal joined (Jun 2026), the 36th state/UT, making it nationwide · 8 years (Sep 2026).
Exam revision
Use the facts above to revise Ayushman Bharat – PM Jan Arogya Yojana. Keep dates, amounts and qualifying conditions together when reviewing an exam question.
Compare schemes in this sector
PM-JAY = ₹5 lakh hospital cover (2018) · ABDM = digital health ID (2021) · Arogya Mandir = primary-care centre.
Sector practice from the PDF
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY replaced which scheme?
- RSBY
- NRHM
- CGHS
- JSY
- NHPS
(A) RSBY Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, 2008
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