MJPJAY provides cashless health cover to Maharashtra families holding specific ration card categories, and to farmers from agriculturally distressed districts, at empanelled government and private hospitals. Since its integration with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, the combined annual cover for eligible families rises to ₹5 lakh.
Check complete MJPJAY scheme details to access cashless health insurance coverage up to ₹5 Lakhs per family per year across Maharashtra. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) is the flagship health protection scheme run by the State Health Assurance Society, Government of Maharashtra.
What is the MJPJAY Scheme?
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana provides eligible families with cashless medical treatment and surgical procedures for serious illnesses requiring hospitalisation. Implemented in integration with Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY), the scheme covers secondary and tertiary care treatments across network hospitals.
Important Information
Eligibility & Benefits
- Eligibility
- Families holding a White, Orange, or Yellow Ration Card, an Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) card, or an Annapurna card in Maharashtra; farmers from officially identified agriculturally distressed districts are also eligible.
- Benefits
- Cashless treatment worth up to ₹1.5 lakh per family per year under the state scheme alone, rising to ₹5 lakh annually where integrated with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, at empanelled hospitals.
- Required documents
- Eligible ration card (White/Orange/Yellow/AAY/Annapurna), Aadhaar card; farmers additionally need a 7/12 land extract and a Patwari/Talathi certificate.
How to Apply
- Application process
- Enrol at an empanelled hospital's Arogyamitra help desk with the eligible ration card and Aadhaar card to receive the health card and access cashless treatment.
Official Source
Public Health Department, Government of Maharashtra
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Source: Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, Government of Maharashtra
Last verified: 2026-09-06
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