West Bengal Becomes 36th State/UT to Implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY

• AB PM-JAY = world's largest publicly-funded health assurance scheme; ₹5 lakh/family/year secondary & tertiary care cover.
• West Bengal's accession on 8 June 2026 completes nationwide rollout — every State/UT now signed on.
• Critical for UPSC: combines themes of cooperative federalism, Universal Health Coverage (UHC / SDG-3), SECC-2011 targeting, and National Health Authority (NHA) as the implementing apex body.