Ayushman Bharat Card Limit 2025: Do you know if the limit of Rs 5 lakh of your Ayushman card has been reached, then there will be free treatment or not? Know when the limit is reset, how to get special permission, where to contact for free treatment after the limit is over.
Ayushman Bharat Scheme Free Treatment 2025: Ayushman Bharat Yojana has given great relief to lakhs of poor and needy families of the country. Through this scheme, lakhs of people have got expensive treatment absolutely free. But many times a question arises in the minds of people that if the limit of Rs 5 lakh of Ayushman Card 2025 is exhausted during treatment, then what to do? Can the treatment be free even after that? Know
What is Ayushman Bharat Scheme?
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) was started in the year 2018. Its objective is to provide free treatment facilities to the economically weaker families of the country. Under this scheme, free treatment facility is available in government and private panel hospitals. Lakhs of people have so far undergone cancer, heart surgery, and other major treatments through this scheme, that too without spending a single penny.
What is the limit of Ayushman card?
Ayushman card holders are given free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh every year by the government. This limit is for the entire family i.e. all the members of a family together can get treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. This includes operations, treatment of major diseases and surgery.
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How to get free treatment after Ayushman card limit is over?
Even if someone’s treatment is very big and the limit of Rs 5 lakh has been reached, there is no need to panic. The Ayushman card limit is reset again at the beginning of every financial year. That means, as soon as the new financial year starts, you again get a new limit of Rs 5 lakh. After this you can get free treatment again with the same card. But if your treatment is going on even after the limit is over and the new financial year has not started, then in that case you will have to wait for a while.
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How to get special permission for treatment after reaching the Ayushman card limit?
In some cases, if the patient’s condition is very serious, treatment can be continued with special permission from the District Health Department or Ayushman Help Desk. For this you will have to contact your nearest government or empaneled private hospital. The Ayushman help desk or admin department there will explain the process to you. For this, contact the Ayushman help desk or health department office of your district. You can also get information by directly visiting the Ayushman counter of the hospital. Or you can go to the official website pmjay.gov.in and talk to the helpline number given.