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Elderly people above 70 years of age can get an Ayushman Vaya Vandana card made sitting at home, knowing the process.

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Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the government has also included the elderly above 70 years of age. Under this beneficiaries can get treatment up to Rs 5 lakh for free. People eligible for this scheme have to get an Ayushman Vaya Vandana card.


You can make an Ayushman Vaya Vandana card online.

Elderly people above 70 years of age who want to get an Ayushman Vaya Vandana card made, can get their card made by applying online from home. About which the National Health Authority shared a video on the social media platform X.


To get an Ayushman Vaya Vandana card made online from home, first go to the Google Play Store. After this, you will have to search and install the Ayushman app. Now you have to log in as an operator and beneficiary. After this, authenticate your registered number by filling in the captcha code.

Necessary e-KYC

After logging in, complete the e-KYC process. For this, you have to enter the Aadhaar number by going to the beneficiary option. After this, you have to select the beneficiary, for which click on the checkbox.

How to download the card

After following this process, you will have to do verification. For this, you will have to enter the mobile number and OTP. After this, enter the photo and other information to complete the e-KYC process. When this process is completed, the card will be downloaded.

Apart from this, you can also visit the official website https://nha.gov.in/PM-JAY for answers to other questions. If you want, you can also get answers to questions related to the Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card by visiting the Common Service Center near you.

How many elderly people in the family will get the benefit?

People above 70 years of age can apply for an Ayushman Vay Vandana Card, whether there is already a beneficiary in their family or not. The benefit of the 'Ayushman Card' is given on a family basis.

For this, one person above 70 years of age will have to register, after which the names of other elderly people in the family can be added. The limit of Rs 5 lakh is for a family, all the elderly will not get a coverage of Rs 5 lakh separately.

Disclaimer: This content has been sourced and edited from economictimes. While we have made modifications for clarity and presentation.