Ayushman Card Access Crisis: Citizens Struggle for 5 Lakh Treatment Amid Ration Card Hurdles

• Central government's 'Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana' offers free treatment up to 5 lakh rupees in private hospitals.
• Citizens face significant difficulties obtaining Ayushman Cards, often denied if they don't receive rationing or lack a ration card.
• Technical issues, online system flaws, and document discrepancies lead to rejection of applications, even for valid ration cardholders.
• Poor and middle-class families, despite eligibility, are deprived of crucial health benefits due to card unavailability.
• A 12-digit online number linked to ration cards is essential; citizens demand clear instructions for its provision.

Why It Matters: Ayushman Card access is severely hampered by ration card dependency and technical glitches, denying vital healthcare.