The scheme was announced in Union Budget of India on 1 February 2018; Cabinet approval was received on 21 March 2018; National Health Agency got incorporated on 11 May 2018; AB-PMJAY was formally launched on 23 September 2018, from Ranchi, Jharkhand. On completion of 100 d of launch on 2 January 2019; National Health Authority or NHA was formed.