Over 1.82 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs operational, Health Ministry says

Source report date: 2026-02-10. This digest summarises that dated announcement.

India had 1,82,944 operational Ayushman Arogya Mandirs as of December 31, 2025, according to state and Union Territory updates cited by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Union Minister of State Prataprao Jadhav shared the information in a written Rajya Sabha reply on February 10, 2026. The centres were developed by upgrading existing sub-health centres and primary health centres in rural and urban areas.

According to the ministry, the centres offer 12 packages of comprehensive primary healthcare, covering preventive, promotive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative services, free of charge. The government had announced a target in February 2018 to establish 1,50,000 such centres by December 2022.

The ministry said it provides technical and financial assistance under the National Health Mission for public healthcare infrastructure and specialist posts. Support is based on proposals submitted by states and Union Territories, with approvals subject to norms and available resources. Rural facility norms specify smaller population thresholds for sub-health centres, primary health centres and community health centres in hilly and tribal areas than in plains.

The ministry also highlighted its Free Diagnostics Service Initiative, intended to improve access to affordable testing and reduce out-of-pocket expenditure. It reported free provision of 14 tests at sub-health centre Arogya Mandirs, 63 at primary health centres, 97 at community health centres, 111 at sub-district hospitals and 134 at district hospitals.

Other National Health Mission-supported measures include ambulance services, mobile medical units, ASHAs, round-the-clock services, referral facilities, free medicines and telemedicine, according to the reply. The ministry identified these initiatives as part of efforts to improve timely healthcare access, particularly in rural, remote and underserved areas.