Why in News?
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, launched Aarogya Setu 2.0 on 29 June 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Key Features of Aarogya Setu 2.0
- It is trending in the news because the application has been completely transformed from a COVID-19 contact-tracing app into India’s permanent Personal Health Record (PHR) app and a unified digital health gateway under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
- ABHA ID Integration: Users can create, link, and manage their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) directly inside the application.
- AI-Powered Digital Records: The app uses Artificial Intelligence to scan and digitize physical medical reports, prescriptions, and lab tests from PDFs or images.
- Smart Health Dashboard: It generates long-term analytical health trends and tracks key medical parameters based on your uploaded medical history.
- Wearable Device Syncing: Fitness enthusiasts can connect smart wearables to track vitals, sleep, daily steps, heart rate, and glucose levels.
- Family Profile Management: Caregivers can securely add and organize the health profiles of multiple family members, including children and elderly parents, under a single account.
- Queue-less OPD Registration: A "Scan & Share" QR feature allows patients to register for outpatient hospital consultations instantly without standing in queues.
- Emergency & Utility Locators: Users can locate nearby verified doctors, hospitals, pharmacies (Jan Aushadhi Kendras), real-time blood bank stocks via e-Rakt Kosh, and book ambulances.
- PM-JAY & Insurance Access: Beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY scheme can check their wallet balances, track treatment history, and locate empanelled hospitals.
- Consent-Based Data Sharing: Medical history is securely locked and shared with doctors or diagnostic centres only after explicit, user-approved digital consent.
- Digi Locker Storage: Important documents can be pulled and stored safely through built-in Digi Locker integration.
Allied Digital Initiatives Launched Concurrently
- Ayushman Sarathi: A 24/7 conversational WhatsApp chatbot designed to help PM-JAY insurance beneficiaries check eligibility and download cards seamlessly.
- National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX): A digital portal that standardizes and speeds up health insurance claims between hospitals and insurers, cutting down billing errors.
- Drug Registry: A national repository that standardizes medicine coding across apps to improve accuracy in prescribing and dispensing drugs.
- Unified Health Interface (UHI): An open network layer allowing any compatible health application to discover and book verified medical services.
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