evidence: The health and wellness centres are part of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the flagship healthcare scheme of the government. PMJAY covers 50 crore poor and vulnerable people in the country. It also provides a health assurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care for serious and catastrophic illnesses. In the last one year, around 47 patients benefitted from the scheme, Harsh Vardhan says. The 21,000 AB-HWCs, which cover a target population of 5 crore, have seen a footfall of 1,70,63,522 patients till date, minister says. According to him, more than 1.5 crore people have been screened for hypertension (more than 70 lakh people put on treatment), around 1.3 crore screened for diabetes (more than 31 lakhs on treatment) and more than 76 lakhs have been screened for oral cavity cancer, of which 10,218 people are on treatment. Of the 53 lakh women who underwent screening for breast cancer through these centres, around 9,700 women are on treatment. In case of cervical cancer screening, around 10,000 women among the 37 lakh who were screened are on treatment. Harsh Vardhan also pointed out that more than 1.6 crore people received free medicines and around 49 lakh availed diagnostic services through the programme.