Rajasthan: Health schemes

Rajasthan’s health sector is anchored by the Rajasthan Right to Healthcare Act, 2023, which legally recognizes the right to health. The state implements several key schemes to ensure financial protection and access to quality care, and its Viksit Rajasthan@2047 vision aims at physical, mental and social well-being for all. Key initiatives include the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana for insurance, Mukhyamantri Nishulk Nirogi Rajasthan for free medicines and diagnostics, and specific schemes for senior citizens and government employees.

Health Indicators (NFHS-5, 2019-21)

• Infant Mortality Rate: 30.3 per 1,000 live births (41.3 in NFHS-4); India 35.2.
• Neonatal Mortality Rate: fell from 29.8 to 20.2.
• Total Fertility Rate: 2.0 (2.4 in NFHS-4).
• Institutional births: 94.9 per cent; full immunization: 80.4 per cent.

Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana

This scheme provides financial protection against high out-of-pocket expenditure by offering cashless treatment at government and private empanelled hospitals.

• Coverage: Approximately 1.36 crore families are registered. Eligible groups include NFSA families, SECC eligible families, contractual workers, small/marginal farmers, EWS families, senior citizens, and COVID-19 ex-gratia beneficiaries.
• Premium: The remaining population can enroll by paying an annual premium of ₹850 per family, with the state covering the rest. A new phase launched with a premium of ₹2,370 per family.
• Cashless Treatment: Provides cashless treatment up to ₹25 lakh per family per year. This is split into ₹5 lakh in insurance mode and ₹20 lakh in trust mode.
• Packages: The scheme covers 2,179 packages (2,002 in insurance mode, 177 in trust mode), including organ transplants and cochlear implants. 132 new packages were added for surgeries, mental healthcare, Ayush, and geriatric care.
• Portability: From April 2025, inbound portability allows beneficiaries from other states to get cashless treatment in Rajasthan. From December 2025, outbound portability allows Rajasthan beneficiaries to get cashless treatment in other states.
• Expenditure: In 2025-26 (up to December), ₹2,080 crore was spent against a provision of ₹2,800 crore; 1532780 patients were treated and e-KYC was completed for 2.29 crore people.

Free Medicines and Diagnostics Schemes

The state ensures free essential medicines and diagnostic tests for all citizens in government facilities.

• Mukhyamantri Nishulk Nirogi Rajasthan (DAWA): Provides free essential medicines (1,238 medicines, 428 surgical items, 156 sutures) at Medical Colleges, District Hospitals, CHCs, PHCs, SHCs, and Ayushman Arogya Mandir. In 2025-26 (up to December), 15.73 crore patients benefited, with an expenditure of ₹1,312.19 crore.
• Mukhyamantri Nishulk Nirogi Rajasthan (Diagnostics): Provides free diagnostic tests in government hospitals. In 2025-26 (up to December), 13.55 crore free diagnostic tests were conducted, benefiting 3.90 crore persons. The expenditure was ₹531.56 crore.

Government Employee and Senior Citizen Schemes

Specific schemes target government staff and the elderly population.

• Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS): Covers approximately 13.65 lakh families of government employees, pensioners, MLAs, and their dependents. It provides cashless OPD/IPD services at government hospitals and 741 empaneled private hospitals within the state, and more than 39 empanelled private hospitals outside the state. In 2025-26 (up to December), expenditure was ₹2,440.69 crore for 92.76 lakh claims.
• Ayushman Vay Vandan Scheme: Launched on 29th October, 2024, this scheme provides cashless treatment for senior citizens aged 70 and above.

Primary Healthcare Infrastructure: Ayushman Arogya Mandir

The Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) serves as the platform for Comprehensive Primary Healthcare (CPHC), renamed from Health & Wellness Centers in November 2023.

• Services: Provides 12 services including care in pregnancy, neonatal care, family planning, management of communicable/non-communicable diseases, and basic oral healthcare.
• Facilities: As of December 2025, there are 19,877 total AAMs. Of these, 11,571 are functional on the portal. They comprise 2,485 PHCs, 14,742 Sub Health Centres, 332 Urban PHCs, 299 Urban AAMs and 2,019 Ayush AAMs.
• Ayush Facilities: 2,019 dispensaries have been transformed into Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AYUSH), offering regular yoga practice, laboratory services, Prakrti parikshan, herbal gardens and surveys on non-communicable diseases along with Ayush bedded OPDs. 50 of these have received NABH certification.

Other Key Health Initiatives

• Mukhyamantri Bal Sambal Yojana: Launched to provide relief to children with rare diseases. 224 children were certified, with an expenditure of ₹65 lakh.
• Adarsh Primary Health Centre Scheme: Designates rural PHCs as model centers. In 2025-26 (up to December), 9 lakh patients were treated monthly, and 4,000 deliveries were conducted per month. Administrative approval of ₹300 lakh was secured for 2025-26.
• National Oral Health Programme (NOHP): In 2025-26 (up to December), 6,095 camps were organized, and 16.29 lakh patients were treated at Government Dental Medical Institutes.
• National AIDS Control Programme: Up to December 2025, 28.60 lakh individuals were tested, revealing 5,522 HIV-positive cases. The state operates 255 Blood Banks and 28 ART Centres. Expenditure in 2025-26 (up to December) was ₹22.72 crore.
• New Hospital Approvals (2025-26): Approvals were granted for upgradation of CHC Deeg to a 150-bed District Hospital, and establishment of two new 50-bed Satellite Hospitals at Prithviraj Nagar-Jaipur and Balamukundpura (Ajmer Road).