Ayush packages are not included in the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)
The ABPMJAY aims at providing a health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary-care hospitalisation to approximately 55 crore beneficiaries corresponding to 12.37 crore families constituting the bottom 40% of India's population.
The latest National Health Benefits Packages include 1,961 packages across 27 specialties, offering secondary and tertiary-care services to PMJAY beneficiaries.
All pre-existing conditions are covered from day one and the services include a list of predetermined procedures, covering all the costs related to treatment.
The addition of new packages to the National Health Benefits Packages' list is done by committees set up for different specialties, comprising experts from leading institutions
According to the National Health Authority, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has issued over 400 million cards, facilitated 85.9 million admissions, and has 31,846 empanelled hospitals.