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Launched five years ago on September 25, 2018, Ayushman Bharat has provided cards to more than 250 million beneficiaries and spent Rs 24,606 crore. This means that the scheme has reached about 56% of the eligible beneficiaries in the states where it is being implemented. Experts believe that the targeted nature of the scheme leaves out many more who are vulnerable to health shocks. In addition, the resources provisioned may be too little for the number of beneficiaries, pointed out a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Nushaiba Iqbal’s dataviz.