A Study to Assess the Level of Knowledge regarding Ayushman Bharat Card among Rural People in Selected Rural Area of Kanpur

Ayushman Bharat initiative also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana was launched in 2018, by the Government of India. The core principle of Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission is cooperative federalism and flexibility to state.1 The study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge regarding Ayushman Bharat Card among rural peoples. The main objective of study was to assess the knowledge regarding Ayushman Bharat Card and to associate the level of knowledge with selected demographic variables. A quantitative research approach with pre experimental research design was used for this study. The sample for the study was 60 rural people who were living in rural area of Kanpur. The sample was selected by convenience sampling technique and structured knowledge questionnaire was used for this study to collect the data. The result showed that The mean pre test knowledge of the study subjects was 17.40?0.67 which was increased to 28.77?0.56. So a 65.33% change was observed which was highly significant (pless than0.001). The study concluded that, the knowledge level of rural people regarding Ayushman Bharat Card is average and, the study suggested that proper teaching and adequate training regarding Ayushman Bharat Card will be helpful for the rural people to gain knowledge.