At 4 PM, the distribution took place by video conference. Gujarat combined the MA/MAV Yojana with the AB-PM-JAY plan in 2019 and gave it the name PMJAY-MA Yojana. As a result, participants of both the MA/MAV and AB-PMJAY programmes are now eligible for co-branded PMJAY-MA cards.
The Prime Minister officially launched the distribution of these cards at the programme, and afterward 50 lakh printed, colourful Ayushman cards would be sent to every beneficiary in Gujarat at their door by National Health Authority-empanelled organisations following e-KYC of beneficiaries.
The “Mukhyamantri Amrutam (MA)” plan was launched in 2012 by the Prime Minister, who was also the Chief Minister of Gujarat, to shield the poor from the exorbitant expenditures of disease and medical care.
The “MA” Yojana was expanded in 2014 to include households with an annual income cap of Rs. 4 lakh. Later, this plan was expanded to include a number of additional groups. As Mukhyamantri Amrutam Vatsalya (MAV) Yojana, the programme was renamed.
Gujarat combined the MA/MAV Yojana with the AB-PM-JAY plan in 2019 and gave it the name PMJAY-MA Yojana. As a result, participants of both the MA/MAV and AB-PMJAY programmes are now eligible for co-branded PMJAY-MA cards.
