Indian health records were scattered across paper files and disconnected systems. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (2021) set out to build a unified digital health backbone, starting with a unique ABHA health ID for every citizen.
Digital Health · ABDM
Digital Health · ABDM
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is building India's digital health backbone — a unique 14-digit ABHA health ID that lets citizens store and share their medical records securely across hospitals and clinics. Since 2021, over 90 crore ABHA IDs have been created, linking millions of health records and paving the way for telemedicine and AI-driven care. The counter shows ABHA IDs created.
90 cr+
ABHA health IDs
100 cr+
Health records linked
2021
ABDM launched
ABHA health IDs
| Year | ABHA health IDs |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 crore |
| 2022 | 20 crore |
| 2023 | 40 crore |
| 2024 | 67 crore |
| 2025 | 80 crore |
| 2026 | 90 crore |
2021
0crore
ABHA health IDs
20212026
Since 2021
Added
+85 crore
2021
5 crore
2026
90 crore
Why it matters Portable digital health records mean no lost files, less duplication, easier referrals and the foundation for modern, data-driven, nationwide healthcare.
- 90 crore+ ABHA health IDs created (2021→May 2026)
- Part of Ayushman Bharat; 100 cr+ health records linked (May 2026)
- Source: National Health Authority
History
A health ID for all
Over 90 crore ABHA IDs have been created — a 14-digit number that links your lab reports, prescriptions and records across hospitals. It underpins telemedicine (eSanjeevani), digital claims, and a future of AI-assisted, data-driven care.
How it works
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) aims to do for health what UPI did for payments — build open rails, not one app. Every citizen can get an ABHA (health account) ID that links their medical records; registries list verified doctors and hospitals; and — crucially — records are shared only with the patient's consent. The goal is that a patient's history, prescriptions and test reports follow them digitally from one hospital to another.
Outlook
Over 90 crore ABHA health IDs have been created, with over 100 crore health records linked to them. The next step is connecting every hospital, lab and clinic so that a patient's history is complete and portable, protecting that sensitive data under the new privacy law, and linking the system to Ayushman Bharat insurance and telemedicine — so digital health reaches beyond big-city hospitals.
By the numbers
90 crore+ ABHA IDs (May 2026); 100 crore+ health records linked; part of Ayushman Bharat; launched 2021. Source: National Health Authority.
Data current to: as reported 30 May 2026
Source: National Health Authority via PIB — ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) IDs created (crore), 2021 to May 2026. PIB, 30 May 2026: over 90 crore ABHAs created (linked). Over 100 crore health records linked to ABHA as of 22 May 2026; over 67 crore ABHAs in 2024. · link