Ayushman Vay Vandana was launched on which date?

Explanation

Ayushman Vay Vandana was launched on October 29, 2024. The Press Information Bureau identifies it as the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card and says its rollout was by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on that date. It also places the card within the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana framework, through which senior citizens aged 70 and above can access free healthcare benefits. The launch was not a stand-alone date announcement, but an expansion linked to AB PM-JAY. Therefore, among the four date options, October 29, 2024 is the only date supported by the official release.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) August 15, 2024 is not supported because the official PIB release fixes the rollout of the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card on October 29, 2024.
• (C) January 26, 2025 is after the PIB-noted rollout date, so it cannot be the launch date for a card already rolled out on October 29, 2024.
• (D) December 1, 2025 is much later than the Press Information Bureau-backed rollout date and is not mentioned in the official release as the launch date.

Concept

This tests current governance schemes under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, especially launch dates and target beneficiaries. Such questions recur in RAS because welfare-scheme expansions link policy, administration and current affairs.

Source

• Press Information Bureau

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