Digital Health ID Card: How To Apply Online, benefits, and all you need to know
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through video conferencing, launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, under which every citizen will get a digital health ID card to protect all their health records digitally.
During his conference, he addressed the prime issue that is prevalent in the lives of the poor, which is the expenses to support their health problems. Visiting the families during the pandemic crisis, the minister said that in almost every house, the ailing did not visit the hospitals to get themselves checked only because they could not afford it or the old parents did not want to burden their children with debt.
Speaking over the same, he said half of the sufferers were women. They always neglect their problems, thinking they will get better and save money. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is a step towards solving the same and providing relief to the needy. Till now, over 2 Cr of the total population have benefitted from the services of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
He also remarked that the government is working towards strengthening the health care facilities in remote areas and providing them with primary healthcare and wellness centers.
What is a Digital Health ID Card?
It is a 14-digit health card, which saves all your health records digitally. The card also provides you with all the necessary details regarding hospital details and more.
The digital health ID card can be used to keep your health records safe digitally without any hassle of keeping a number of records on paper.
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi today to empower citizens with a digital healthcare system that makes
👩⚕️Healthcare services/professionals and personal health records more accessible
🏥Healthcare providers more accountable pic.twitter.com/Z43KVB0fRh— Science, Technology and Innovation in India (@PrinSciAdvOff) September 27, 2021
Benefits of Digital Health ID Card
The digital Health ID card will provide details of each disease, test and doctor visits, and also provide results of tests and prescribed medicines. All the details of a patient’s visit to a doctor or pharmacy will be saved in the digital card. It will let every Indian citizen have trouble-free access to primary healthcare facilities around the country.
Registration of Health Card
You can register yourself for the digital Health ID card on the health ID web portal or download the application ‘ABDM Health Records’ on the Google play store.
It can also be obtained from various health centers like public/private hospitals, or community centers, health, and wellness centers.
Requisites for Registration
For registration through mobile number, all you need is: Name, gender, year of birth, address, and mobile number.
For registration through Adhaar Card, you need: name, gender, year of birth, address, mobile number, and Adhaar number.
Note: Adhaar is not mandatory for registration.
The complete registration takes not more than ten minutes and you don not need to submit any hard copies of your documents, only the basic details are to be filled.
Digital Health Card Apply Online
- Visit the official website https://nha.gov.in/
- Click on NDHM ID application and a registration form will pop up.
- Enter your basic details and click on the register button.
- Get verified through OTP and fill other details.
- Now submit the application and get benefits.
In case you forget your password
You can always reset your password by requesting an OTP on your registered mobile number. And if still the problem persists, you can write to [email protected] or call at 1800-11-4477 / 14477.
What if you want to delete your Health ID?
You can do so by either permanently deleting your digital Health ID, in which you will not be able to retrieve your details ever, or you can delete your ID temporarily, in which you can rejoin later whenever you wish to and all your details would be retrieved.
