BLS International has announced that it has been empanelment to process Ayushman Bharat cards under Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) by (NHA), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The AB-PMJAY scheme offers financial security against medical treatment costs, medicines, diagnostics, and pre-hospitalization expenses.

BLS will start processing Ayushman Bharat cards across India for the people to avail themselves of healthcare services at any of the empanelled hospitals in their respective regions, effective immediately. The cover includes cashless and paperless access to healthcare services for the beneficiary at the point of service in any of the empanelled hospitals.

Commenting on this, Shikhar Aggarwal, Joint Managing Director, BLS International, said, "We are excited to be empanelled to process Ayushman Bharat cards and play an integral role in this initiative. Our deep penetration in Tier II and Tier III cities will help the government to service the rural and underserved population of the country. Through this partnership, we will extend the support to the Prime Minister's vision of "Healthcare for All" across India. Our reach in rural parts of India and domain expertise will help us in a seamless rollout of the project."

The Ayushman Bharat was initiated to provide financial protection and improved access to healthcare to ~10.74 crore families. The AB-PMJAY provides a health insurance cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family per annum

As of August end the scheme completed 2 crore hospital admissions and 12 crore beneficiaries had Ayushman Bharat cards. The scheme was launched in 2018.  The NHA has now said it aims to deliver 10 crore Ayushman Bharat cards in this financial year and extend free hospitalization benefits to 50 lakh people in a quarter