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Indian hospitals in numbers
India has 97.61 crore operational ABHA IDs and 38,000+ PM-JAY empanelled hospitals. Below are the official figures behind India's hospital system, each with its source and the date the source gives.
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY
- 48.51 crore
- people holding Ayushman cards, about 33% of India's population.As of 21 Sep 2026 · PIB. Progressing towards universal health coverage: AB PM-JAY (22 September 2026)
- 13.25 crore
- hospital admissions funded, worth ₹2.03 lakh crore.As of 31 Aug 2026 · PIB. Progressing towards universal health coverage: AB PM-JAY (22 September 2026)
- 38,000+
- public and private hospitals empanelled.As of 31 Aug 2026 · PIB. Progressing towards universal health coverage: AB PM-JAY (22 September 2026)
- 50 crore+
- teleconsultations on e-Sanjeevani, including at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.As of 17 Sep 2026 · PIB. Progressing towards universal health coverage: AB PM-JAY (22 September 2026)
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
- 97.61 crore
- ABHA IDs operational.As of 17 Sep 2026 · PIB. Progressing towards universal health coverage: AB PM-JAY (22 September 2026)
- 119.95 crore
- health records linked to ABHA accounts.As of 17 Sep 2026 · PIB. Progressing towards universal health coverage: AB PM-JAY (22 September 2026)
- 5.78 lakh+
- verified healthcare facilities registered.Reported 22 Sep 2026 · PIB. Progressing towards universal health coverage: AB PM-JAY (22 September 2026)
- 11 lakh+
- healthcare professionals registered.Reported 22 Sep 2026 · PIB. Progressing towards universal health coverage: AB PM-JAY (22 September 2026)
- 23.21 crore+
- ABHA-linked Scan & Share tokens issued.As of 18 Jun 2026 · PIB. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: India's digital health backbone (6 July 2026)
- ₹107 crore+
- paid to hospitals under the Digital Health Incentive Scheme.As of 18 Jun 2026 · PIB. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: India's digital health backbone (6 July 2026)
Digital Health Incentive Scheme rates (Corrigendum 7)
- ₹10
- per discharge summary or diagnostic report linked to a KYC-verified ABHA.For April–September 2026 · NHA. Corrigendum 7 to the Digital Health Incentive Scheme (9 April 2026)
- ₹5
- per other record linked, such as a prescription or OP consultation.For April–September 2026 · NHA. Corrigendum 7 to the Digital Health Incentive Scheme (9 April 2026)
- 100
- eligible transactions a month deducted before anything is paid.For April–September 2026 · NHA. Corrigendum 7 to the Digital Health Incentive Scheme (9 April 2026)
Cashless insurance (IRDAI)
- 1 hour
- for an insurer to decide a cashless authorisation request.Circular of 29 May 2024 · IRDAI. Master Circular on Health Insurance Business (29 May 2024)
- 3 hours
- for final discharge authorisation after the insurer receives the request.Circular of 29 May 2024 · IRDAI. Master Circular on Health Insurance Business (29 May 2024)
Figures checked against their sources on 24 October 2026. Government releases are revised often; use the source link for the latest number and cite the date with it.
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