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Raipur, May 25, 2025: Chhattisgarh has reached the fifth position in making PM Ayushman Vaya-Vandana cards for senior citizens of 70 years and above.
“Chhattisgarh has created a record by surpassing states like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar in making PM Ayushman Vaya-Vandana cards,” official sources said today.
Citizens of 70 years and above are getting free treatment under the PM Ayushman Vaya-Vandana Yojana launched for senior citizens by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In Chhattisgarh, under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, Ayushman Vaya-Vandana cards of more than 3.60 lakh senior citizens of the state of 70 years and above have been made. Due to this, Chhattisgarh has reached the fifth position in the whole country in terms of making Vaya Vandana cards.
On the instructions of Chief Minister Sai, Ayushman Vaya-Vandana cards are being made continuously by running special campaigns in all the districts of the state. So that no eligible senior citizen is deprived of the benefit of free treatment under the scheme.
It is noteworthy that, any person whose parents or other members are 70 years of age and above and have Aadhaar card, then they can get free Ayushman card made through the nearest government hospital, CMHO / Chief Medical and Health Officer or Government Health Worker or can get more information by talking on toll free telephone number 104.
If the person wants, he can also register both his general Ayushman card or Ayushman Vaya-Vandana card of the senior member of the house by downloading Ayushman Bharat App and Aadhaar Face ID App from Google Play Store by Aadhaar verification.
It is noteworthy that in the Vaya-Vandana card registration started in the country from the month of October 2024, work has been done rapidly in the state after November. The state government is developing 6 districts, where more than 60 per cent Ayushman Vaya-Vandana card registration coverage has been done, as “Vaya-Mitra” districts, under which special health services like organizing “Vaya-Mitra Health Check-up Camps” in district hospitals and community health centers for senior citizens in these districts, organizing health check-up camps in remote areas through “Mobile Medical Unit”, tele-medicine and mental health counseling in Ayushman-Arogya Mandir and organizing “Siyan-Jatan Camp” every Thursday, facility of treatment through Ayush method, cataract check-up, etc. are being provided.
