Modi launches digital Ayushman health IDs

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), through which every citizen can voluntarily create a unique digital health ID containing all medical records, has begun rolling out nationwide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday.

“Today we are launching a mission that has the potential of bringing a revolutionary change in India’s health facilities,” the Prime Minster said. “The way technology is being deployed in governance reforms today is unprecedented.”

The health ID will collect details such as demographics and location, family and relationship, and contact details. It will then be used to uniquely identify people, authenticating them and threading in their health records.