President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) said that under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, over 11 crore free medical treatments have been provided in hospitals till last year, with 2.5 crore patients having received free treatment last year alone.
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Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament, signalling the start of the Budget session, she said that during the past almost one-and-a-half years, Vay Vandana cards have been issued to approximately one crore senior citizens.
With these, nearly 8 lakh senior citizens received free treatment as hospital in-patients, she underlined.
"Under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, which was started for poor patients, more than 11 crore free medical treatments have been given in hospitals across the country till last year. During the last year alone, 2.5 crore poor patients have received free medical treatment under this scheme," the President said.
