🔆 Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana 📍 Launched: September 2018, by PM in Ranchi, Jharkhand 📍 Structural Mandate ✅ Nodal Agency: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ✅ Administered under PM-JAY for structured implementation of India's health insurance network ✅ Implemented in empaneled hospitals across urban and rural areas ✅ Centralized digital system for tracking treatments and expenses for accountability 📍 Aims and Objectives ✅ Universal healthcare for senior citizens ✅ Reduces financial burden by cutting out-of-pocket expenses ✅ Encourages preventive care for age-related conditions 📍 Targeted Beneficiaries ✅ Senior citizens aged 70 and above 📍 Funding Mechanism ✅ Funded under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ✅ Free treatment for ~2,000 medical procedures ✅ Additional ₹5 lakh per year for those already covered under AB PM-JAY 📍 Features ✅ Covers medical consultations, treatments, hospitalization expenses, and complex procedures like angioplasty ✅ Implemented in empaneled hospitals across India ✅ Ensures transparency and accountability via digital tracking #government_schemes