AB PM-JAY Auto Adjudication Hackathon 2026 by NHA & IndiaAI
By National Health Authority (NHA)
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Quick Answer
Government hackathon to build AI solutions for automated health insurance claims processing.
- Funding amount
- Varies
- Funding type
- Grant
- Provider
- National Health Authority (NHA)
- Application deadline
- Closed
- Location
- Open to startups registered in India
Results & next round
Applications for this round closed on 13 April 2026. The organiser has not published a selection list that we can verify yet.
Selections for this programme are announced by National Health Authority (NHA). Official links are listed under Sources below.
We update this page when results are published, and when the next round opens.
About this grant
The AB PM-JAY Auto Adjudication Hackathon 2026 is organized by the National Health Authority (NHA) in collaboration with IndiaAI, Digital India, and MyGov India. It invites researchers, innovators, and technology professionals to build AI-powered solutions that automate claims adjudication under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana — India's largest public health insurance scheme.
The hackathon targets a real operational bottleneck: processing high volumes of insurance claims with speed, accuracy, and compliance. Currently, manual adjudication leads to delays, inconsistencies, and potential fraud. NHA is looking for scalable, technology-driven approaches that can improve turnaround time while maintaining transparency and trust in the system.
Finalists present their solutions at an offline event at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru on May 8–9, 2026, before a panel of policymakers, healthcare leaders, and technology experts. Day two includes discussions on AI's regulatory safeguards in healthcare claims — signaling NHA's intent to move winning solutions toward real-world implementation. The hackathon is backed by senior officials including NHA CEO Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal and healthcare leader Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty.
Prize amounts have not been publicly disclosed.
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Grant providers
The National Health Authority (NHA) is the Government of India agency that implements Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), the public health insurance scheme, and designs and runs the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). It sits in New Delhi, at the…
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What You Get
Finalists get to present their AI solution at an offline event at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru on May 8–9, 2026, before a panel of policymakers, healthcare leaders, and technology experts — including NHA CEO Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal and healthcare leader Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty. Day two includes discussions on AI regulatory safeguards in healthcare claims, and NHA's stated intent is to move winning solutions toward real-world implementation under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY.
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Sources
Data on this page is compiled from official program and provider references.
