The government may double the ceiling on its flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) from the current Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh in the interim budget on 1 February.

• Union budget for FY24 had allocated Rs. 7,200 crore for Ayushman Bharat, a number that may more than double to around Rs. 15,000 crore in FY25.
• The health ministry has requested the finance ministry for Rs. 1.1 trillion for FY25, up 23% from Rs. 89,155 crore in FY24, said one of the two officials cited above, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity.
• The FY23 budget had set aside Rs. 86,200 crore for the health ministry sent to spokespersons of the health and finance ministries remained unanswered till press time schemes have helped the Bharatiya Janata Party win four of the five states that went to polls recently.
• The success of state-led health schemes and their popularity are now proposed to be replicated at the Centre with enhanced insurance coverage under Ayushman Bharat, the officials cited above said in 2018, Ayushman Bharat offers insurance for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization across empanelled public and private hospitals