More than 71.16 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) as of December 10, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Additionally, 3.54 lakh health facilities have been registered, and 5.37 lakh healthcare professionals have been added to the Healthcare Professional Registry.
In a written reply, Jadhav also shared that 45.99 crore health records have been linked to ABHA accounts.
The ABDM seeks to establish an integrated online platform that facilitates the interoperability of health data, enabling the creation of electronic health records for every citizen.
According to the health ministry, the mission is designed to provide the backbone for India’s digital health infrastructure.
ABDM aligns with several government health schemes, such as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), reproductive child health, and TB programs, promoting the widespread adoption of digital health records.
National Health Mission achievements
Jadhav also highlighted the achievements under the National Health Mission (NHM), which focuses on strengthening public healthcare infrastructure across India. Key outcomes include reducing the maternal mortality ratio to 97 per 100,000 live births between 2018 and 2020, lowering the infant mortality rate to 28 per 1,000 live births in 2020, and decreasing the total fertility rate to 2.0 between 2019 and 2021.
Key initiatives under the NHM include the establishment of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, National Ambulance Services, Mobile Medical Units, and Free Diagnostics and Drugs Service programs. Reproductive and Child Health programs have also been prioritized.
Ayushman Cards and Financial Protection
Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), which provides financial protection to vulnerable families, 36.16 crore Ayushman Cards have been issued as of December 12, including 29.87 crore cards for rural beneficiaries. These cards offer coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for healthcare services.
Mission Indradhanush: Expanding Immunization Coverage
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, also informed the Rajya Sabha about the progress of Mission Indradhanush, a key initiative aimed at enhancing immunization coverage across the country.
A total of 5.46 crore children and 1.32 crore pregnant women have been vaccinated under this mission, which focuses on ensuring that individuals missed by routine vaccination programs receive essential vaccines.
The mission administers 11 vaccines as part of the Universal Immunization Programme, contributing to increased vaccine coverage across the country.
