In our country, the state governments and the central government are running many such beneficial and welfare schemes, which are being benefited by a large number of people. Whether they live in urban areas or remote villages, everyone is getting the benefits. For example, take only 'Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Chief Minister Scheme'. The benefit of free treatment is available under this health scheme. In such a situation, if you also want to take benefit by joining this scheme, then you first have to know whether you are eligible or not. So let us know what is the eligibility for making an Ayushman card. You can know about this in detail in the next slides…

Actually, under 'Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Mukhyamantri Yojana', Ayushman cards are made first for eligible people. After this, the cardholder can get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh in the listed hospital, the entire cost of which is borne by the government.

These people are ineligible:-
Those who work in the organized sector
People whose PF gets cut
People who work in government jobs
People who are tax payers etc.

These are the eligible people:-
If there is someone with a disability in your family
If you come from a Scheduled Caste or Tribe
If you are destitute or a tribal
If you work as a daily wage laborer
You live in rural areas etc.

Application system:-
If you are eligible, you have to first visit your nearest Jan Seva Kendra
Here meet the concerned officer and give the required documents, which are verified.
Then your eligibility is checked and if found correct, your application is made.
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