New Delhi, July 6 -- India has created around 900 million unique health IDs (Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts), according to people familiar with the matter, which is key to building a digitally empowered healthcare ecosystem under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). "The achievement marks a major step in India's journey towards a connected, interoperable and citizen-centric digital health ecosystem," said health ministry in a statement. ABHA is a unique 14-digit digital health identity that enables citizens to securely link, access and share their health records with their consent. As one of the key building blocks of ABDM, ABHA supports the creation of longitudinal health records across healthcare providers, facilities and digital health applications, empowering citizens with greater control over their health information. According to the health ministry, the growth in ABHA creation has been consistent since the launch of ABDM. On a calendar year basis, cumulative ABHA creation increased from 14.7 crore (147 million) in 2021 to 30.4 crore (304 million) in 2022, 50.6 crore (506 million) in 2023, 72.2 crore (722 million) in 2024, and 84.5 crore (845 million) in 2025, before crossing the 90 crore (900 million) milestone in 2026. The milestone has been driven by strong participation from states and Union territories across the country, the health ministry added. Uttar Pradesh leads the nation with over 153 million ABHAs, followed by Rajasthan and Maharashtra with 71 million each, Bihar (63 million), and West Bengal (59 million) ABHAs. "The creation of over 900 million ABHAs reflects the growing participation of citizens, states, UTs and ecosystem partners in the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission," said Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, National Health Authority in a statement....