Dimapur: The Nagaland Health Protection Society (NHPS), under the state health and family welfare department, on Thursday said an analysis of beneficiary records in the beneficiary identification system has revealed that more than 1.14 lakh Ayushman beneficiary cards in the state have not yet been linked with Aadhaar.
In an office memorandum, the NHPS said Aadhaar linkage with Ayushman cards is mandatory for availing benefits under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) at empanelled hospitals.
The NHPS has set November 30 as the deadline for completing the Aadhaar linkage.
It stated that during the initial implementation of AB PM-JAY, from 2018 to September 2022, Ayushman cards could be generated without Aadhaar linkage for beneficiaries covered under the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) and Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) data sources.
However, in view of the beneficiary mapping exercise being implemented through the NHA IT platform, Aadhaar linkage with Ayushman cards has subsequently been made mandatory.
The NHPS said, as per the prevailing policy of the scheme, beneficiaries are required to have their Aadhaar linked with their Ayushman cards to avail benefits at hospitals under AB PM-JAY.
It asked all Ayushman card holders whose cards were generated between 2018 and September 2022 to verify the Aadhaar linkage status of their cards.
Beneficiaries whose cards are not yet linked with Aadhaar have been advised to complete the linkage through the card generation (BIS) portal.
The Aadhaar linkage can be completed through the office of the respective chief medical officer, CSCs, VLEs, card vendor agencies, or any empanelled PM-JAY hospital.