– Chhattisgarh is in a better position than states like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar
– More than 3 lakh 60 thousand senior citizens of the state got PM Ayushman Vaya-Vandana cards
Raipur, 25 May 2025 – 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 and guidance of Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, Ayushman Vaya-Vandana cards of more than 3 lakh 60 thousand 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. In this case, the state has created a record by surpassing states like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar.
On the instructions of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev 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. Apart from various government departments, camps are being organized for Ayushman Vaya-Vandana registration in the districts by continuously contacting social organizations, pensioner organizations, Shiyan-Sadan, Senior-People Welfare Associations, Old Age Homes, Private Residential Societies, etc.
It is worth mentioning that, any person whose parents or other members are 70 years and above and have Aadhar card, can get free Ayushman card made through the nearest government hospital, CMHO / Chief Medical and Health Officer Office or Government Health Worker or can talk to toll free telephone number 104 and get more information. If the person wants, he can download Ayushman Bharat App and Aadhar Face ID from Google Play Store. By downloading the app, one can register both his general Ayushman card or the Ayushman Vaya-Vandana card of the senior member of the family by Aadhar 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.
6 districts where more than 60 percent Ayushman Vaya-Vandana card registration coverage has been done by the state government, are being developed as “Vaya-Mitra” districts, under which special health services like organizing ‘Vaya-Mitra Health Checkup Camp’ in district hospitals and community health centers for senior citizens in these districts, organizing health checkup camps in remote areas through ‘Mobile Medical Unit’, tele-medicine and mental health counseling in Ayushman-Arogya Mandir and organizing ‘Shian-Jatan Camp’ every Thursday, facility of treatment through AYUSH method, cataract checkup, etc. are being provided.