Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides health coverage up to which amount per family per year for secondary and tertiary care?

• A Rs. 3 lakh
• B Rs. 7.5 lakh
• C Rs. 10 lakh
• D Rs. 5 lakh ✓

Explanation

AB-PMJAY provides cashless health coverage of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation at empanelled public and private hospitals. It covers approximately 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families (the bottom 40% of India's population) identified through SECC 2011 data. The coverage is on a family floater basis with no restriction on family size, age, or gender.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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