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17/10/22 10:13 AM IST

PMJAY-MA Yojana

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  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will kickstart the distribution of PMJAY-MA Yojana Ayushman cards in Gujarat.
About MA Yojana 
  • As the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Prime Minister had started the "Mukhyamantri Amrutam (MA)" scheme in 2012 to protect poor citizens from the catastrophic costs of medical treatment and illness.
  • In the year 2014, ''MA'' Yojana was extended to cover those families who are having an annual income limit of Rs. 4 lakh.
  • Later, this scheme was extended to several other groups as well.
  • The scheme was rebranded as Mukhyamantri Amrutam Vatsalya (MAV) Yojana.
  • With the launch of the AB-PMJAY, Gujarat integrated MA / MAV Yojana with the AB-PM-JAY scheme in 2019 with the name PMJAY-MA Yojana and the beneficiaries under MA/MAV and AB-PMJAY became eligible for co-branded PMJAY-MA cards. 
Source- PIB 

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