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Approximately 14 lakh Ayushman Vay Vandana cards have been created for senior citizens aged 70 years and above under the expanded Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to provide free treatment benefits irrespective of their socio-economic status. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday (November 29, 2024).The inclusion which was announced recently offers cashless healthcare services related to 1961 procedures across 27 medical specialties, including general medicine, general surgery, orthopedics, cardiology, oncology etc. which can be availed by different age groups.Show more