The Government of India is running many beneficial and welfare schemes. Besides, many new schemes are also launched almost every year. In this sequence, a scheme was started, whose name was Ayushman Bharat Scheme. However, with the involvement of state governments, the name of the scheme was changed to 'Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Mukhyamantri Yojana'. If we talk about this scheme, then it is a health scheme under which you can get yourself treated for free. So can you avail free treatment by joining this scheme? For this, you will have to see in the eligibility list whether you are in this category or not. So let's see the eligibility list. Further, you will be able to know about this in detail…
Scheme and Benefits
Actually, under this Ayushman scheme, Ayushman cards are made for the eligible people. Through this card, the cardholder can get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh in the listed hospitals.
Who are the people eligible to get the card made?
Will your Ayushman card be made or not? It all depends on whether you are eligible or not as per the eligibility list, such as...
If you are a daily wage laborer
If you live in a rural area
If you are destitute or a tribal...
If your house is kutcha under the scheme
A person who belongs to a scheduled caste or tribe
If there is any disabled member in your family etc.
If you are a landless person.
If you are eligible, you can get an Ayushman card made like this:-
To get an Ayushman card made, you have to go to your nearest public service center and meet the concerned officer.
Then give your documents, which will be verified, and your eligibility is also checked.
After investigation, an application for your Ayushman card is made.
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