Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) expands to Odisha and Delhi with Rs 5 lakh annual health cover

Exam-focused facts from the 31 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Odisha and Delhi signed MoU with the Ministry of Health for implementing AB-PMJAY, leaving only West Bengal outside the scheme’s coverage.
Ayushman Vay Vandana cards provide free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh per year to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of socio-economic status, with 94,19,515 people enrolled so far.
About 42.48 crore Ayushman cards have been created since 2018, authorising 10.98 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 1.60 lakh crore under AB-PMJAY as on December 1.
National Health Authority launched an Android-based ‘Ayushman app’ enabling face-auth, OTP, IRIS and fingerprint modes for beneficiary self-verification and card creation.