<span style="color: #222222;">For the region which has seen a lot of turmoil and bloodshed due to terrorism, the performance under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is like a shining beacon of light at the end of a dark tunnel for the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. <br />''<br />''The ambitious health assurance scheme was launched in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on 1st Dec 2018 providing comprehensive financial protection of 5 lakhs per family for 6.13 lakh families in Jammu and Kashmir (including Ladakh), 30 percent of total families in the State. No similar scheme had been implemented in Jammu & Kashmir prior to AB PM-JAY, thus its outstanding performance under the scheme came as a pleasant surprise for many. The impact of the scheme has been evidently so astounding and promising on the lives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, in less than 2 years of implementation, that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to launch Jammu and Kashmir Health Scheme in convergence with AB PM-JAY. It will extend the coverage similar to AB PM-JAY to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir, including employees/pensioners of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and their families. </span><br />