In the 2024 budget, the government might help regular people more. They might increase the health insurance in the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
Right now, the government gives Rs 5 lakh per family each year for hospital treatments.
They might make it 50% more, which means it could become Rs 7.50 lakh. The official announcement about this might happen on February 1st.
The Ayushman Bharat scheme is a big plan by the Indian government started in 2018. It wants to make sure everyone gets health coverage.
There is a part of it called PM-JAY for health cover in rural areas.
More than 25.21 crore Ayushman cards have been made, and soon it might be more than 30 crores.
There are over 5.68 crore hospitals in the plan, and 26,617 hospitals are part of it.
To join the Ayushman Bharat scheme, you can go to the official website mera.pmjay.gov.in. Enter your mobile number and the code on the screen.
Put the OTP you get on your phone into the website. Then choose your state and how you want to check if you can join (using your mobile number, name, or ration card number).
You can also check by asking a health care provider.