On 23rd September 2025, the Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi marked the 7th anniversary of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana , the world’s largest health assurance scheme.

About the scheme:

Background: The scheme previously known as the National Health Protection Scheme ( NHPS ) was renamed Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ( PM-JAY ), which is a key component of the broader Ayushman Bharat initiative.

The scheme also subsumed the then existing Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), which was launched in 2008.

The Launch: The PM launched Ayushman Bharat (AB) scheme on 23rd September, 2018 at Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Objective: It is a flagship scheme of Government of India (GoI), launched on the recommendation of the National Health Policy 2017 to achieve the vision of Universal Hea

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