<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, 10.77 lakh Golden Cards have been issued and Ten Thousand treatments have been done in first 40 days after the launch of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPM-JAY) SEHAT scheme. The scheme was e-launched by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 26th December 2020. AIR Jammu Correspondent reports that, since the launch of the scheme, in first forty days, ten thousand free and cashless treatments worth 7.21 Crore rupees have been provided to eligible beneficiaries. Besides 10.77 Lakh Golden cards have been issued in addition to 12.90 Lakh Golden Cards issued under ABPM-JAY. Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo said, AB PM-JAY SEHAT Scheme is a historical step in the direction towards Universal Health Insurance. He said, it is heartening to see residents availing free and Cashless benefits from reputed empanelled hospitals of J&K.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Pertinently, ABPMJAY SEHAT scheme covers all residents of J&K including employees and pensioners as well as their families. ABPM-JAY SEHAT scheme in convergence with PM-JAY aims to provide Universal Health Insurance Coverage of five lakh rupees per family on a floater basis and has same benefits as available under AB-PMJAY. The ABPM-JAY SEHAT scheme provides cashless access to empanelled health care services for the beneficiaries. More than 24, 000 empanelled public and private hospitals (including 229 within Jammu & Kashmir) under AB PM-JAY are providing benefits under this scheme. The registrations under the scheme can be done at any Common Service Centers (CSCs) or Empanelled Hospitals as a network of more than five thousand CSCs are up and working. About 24 Lakh residents of the UT have already registered under the scheme making 48 per cent families eligible for benefits under the scheme.</span><br />''