Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda launched the revamped application in New Delhi, describing it as a “single, citizen-centric digital gateway” for accessing healthcare services and managing personal health records.
Originally developed during the pandemic for contact tracing and public health alerts, the Aarogya Setu app has now been redesigned to function as a Personal Health Record (PHR) platform for individuals and families.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had earlier handed over the application to the National Health Authority for long-term integration into India’s digital health ecosystem.
According to the Health Ministry, the government is leveraging Aarogya Setu’s existing user base of nearly 20 crore downloads to accelerate adoption of digital healthcare services across the country.
What is Aarogya Setu 2.0?
The upgraded platform is being positioned as a unified digital interface for healthcare access, integrating services linked to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
The app will allow users to create and manage ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account), access and share digital health records, and register at hospitals using the “Scan & Register” feature. It also supports storage and digitisation of medical records, medication reminders, family health profile management, and access to PM-JAY insurance-related services.
Users can also search for nearby healthcare facilities and doctors through the application, which the government says is intended to function both as a trusted personal health record system and as a national adoption platform for ABDM services.
AI-powered health record digitisation
One of the key additions in Aarogya Setu 2.0 is AI-enabled medical record digitisation. According to the official release, the application uses Artificial Intelligence tools, including Google’s open-source Medical Data Toolkit, to convert scanned medical documents, PDFs, and lab reports into machine-readable health data.
The digitised information is then used to generate personalised health dashboards for users. The app also supports wearable-device integration, enabling users to track metrics such as steps walked, calories burned, heart rate, and glucose levels while setting personalised reminders and health goals.
PM-JAY wallet and insurance features
The application introduces a PM-JAY Wallet feature that displays healthcare coverage details, including total insurance balance, utilisation, and family-wise consumption. The government said the feature is intended to improve transparency and help users better track their remaining coverage.
The platform also provides access to PM-JAY empanelled hospital searches, CAPF policy information, reimbursement details, and private insurance wallet balances and claims information. Users can search for empanelled hospitals using filters such as state, district, specialty, pincode, or hospital name.
Health services and emergency access
The app integrates several healthcare utility services into a single platform. Users will be able to discover nearby hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres using GPS-based search tools while also accessing ambulance booking services and real-time blood availability data through e-RaktKosh.
A “Scan & Share” feature has also been introduced for sharing profiles, records, and payments digitally during healthcare interactions. In addition, the “Family Management” feature allows users to add parents, spouses, and children under a single account without requiring separate logins.
Privacy and consent controls
The government has also added a “My Consent” feature aimed at strengthening user control over health data sharing. According to the Health Ministry, users will be able to track approved, pending, denied, and expired permissions for sharing health information.
The framework is intended to ensure that records are shared only with user approval in line with India’s digital health privacy architecture under ABDM.
Government’s larger digital health push
The launch is part of the Centre’s broader effort to expand interoperable digital public infrastructure for healthcare through the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
The government said Aarogya Setu 2.0 is intended to mainstream digital health usage and integrate ABDM services into everyday healthcare interactions across the country.
Commenting on the development, Anurag Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of Biodeal Pharmaceuticals, an Indian Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO), said the platform could help improve continuity of care and patient adherence.
“Aarogya Setu 2.0 is a meaningful step toward the kind of connected healthcare infrastructure India needs at scale,” Singh said.
“With the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission already crossing 90 crore ABHA accounts, India has laid a strong digital foundation for more integrated and patient-centric healthcare.”
He added that easier access to digital treatment histories and medical records could support better clinical decision-making and improve medication adherence among patients with chronic conditions.
“For the pharmaceutical industry, the real opportunity lies in the real-world insights that digital health platforms can generate,” Singh said, adding that such insights could help improve formulation strategies, patient access, and responses to evolving disease patterns.
