Gujarat sees over 46 lakh PM-JAY patients, govt paid ₹9,993 cr in 5 yrs

Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), 46.23 lakh patients in Gujarat have received treatment in the past five years. 

Assistance amounting to ₹9,993 crore has been disbursed to treat these patients. The highest amount of assistance (₹678 crore) was provided for urology (diseases relating to the urinary tract, kidneys, bladder and urethra), followed by cardiology at ₹650 crore.

Over 2 cr Ayushman Card holders in Gujarat

Gujarat has 2.61 crore Ayushman cardholders, including 1.38 crore men and 1.22 crore women. 

Ahmedabad has the highest number of such cardholders at 24.01 lakh, followed by Surat (19.56 lakh), Rajkot (15 lakh), Banaskantha (12.26 lakh), and Vadodara (10.23 lakh).

Hospitals empanelled with PM-JAY in Gujarat

A total of 924 private and 1,752 public hospitals, totalling 2,676 hospitals, are empanelled under the scheme across the state.

Banaskantha leads with 249 empanelled hospitals, followed by Ahmedabad (213), Surat (163), Rajkot (142), and Mehsana (121). The Dangs has the least number of empanelled hospitals at 8, followed by Porbandar (20) and Narmada (23).

District-wise admission data

Since the scheme’s implementation, Ahmedabad has had the highest number of patient admissions at 3.34 lakh, followed by Surat (2.21 lakh), Rajkot (2.04 lakh), Banaskantha (1.50 lakh), and Vadodara (1.26 lakh).

State-wise PM-JAY patients

847 patients treated at Khyati hospital in 3 yrs

Ahmedabad’s controversial Khyati Multispecialty Hospital treated 847 patients under the Ayushman scheme from 2022 to 2024.

Over ₹1.35 lakh was charged from more than 10 patients during this period.

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