Published on : 02 Nov 2025, 2:52 am

New Delhi : More than 86.51 lakh senior citizens over 70 years have been provided Ayushman Vay Vandana (VVS) cards in a year of its launch, providing quality healthcare to all elderly, said the government on Saturday.

The Ayushman Vay Vandana Scheme, launched in October 2024, provides free healthcare benefits of up to Rs 5 lakh annually to all Indian citizens aged 70 and above, regardless of income or social category. It is an extension of the flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which provides up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to economically weaker sections.

AB-PMJAY is one pillar of the larger Ayushman Bharat scheme launched in 2018, a he

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