
Over 2.7 Crore Ayushman Cards Made At Health Camps Under Vikshit Bharat Campaign: Government
NDTV
Ayushman cards are being created using the Ayushman app and physical cards are being distributed to the beneficiaries.
Over 2.78 crore Ayushman Bharat cards have been created in more than 2.3 lakh health camps organised in gram panchayats and urban local bodies across the country under the ongoing Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the health camps have seen a total footfall of over 7.2 crore since the campaign began on November 15, last year.
Of the 2.78 crore Ayushman Bharat cards issued, 51 lakh physical cards have been distributed, it said. Ayushman cards are being created using the Ayushman app and physical cards are being distributed to the beneficiaries.
So far, 3.85 crore people have been screened for tuberculosis at the health camps, out of which 11.8 lakh were referred to higher public health facilities, the ministry said.
