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PMJAY dues will be cleared soon: Min
Ranchi: Health minister Irfan Ansari on Tuesday assured private hospitals of the state that they would get their outstanding dues for treating patients under the Centre's under Ayushman yojana.
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He, however, warned that the govt will continue to crackdown against the establishments if they are found resorting to malpractices under this scheme.
Speaking at a conclave organised by Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) at a city hotel to address issues related to pending payments of government dues under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), he said that govt will soon release legitimate pending payments.
The state chapter of AHPI had recently threatened to stop treating the beneficiaries of the scheme citing scores of pending dues from the govt since February this year.
Ansari said that the govt is sensitive towards every section of the society and their concerns, including the poor. "Approximately, Rs 192 crore in payments have been pending since February 11 this year, which will be resolved soon. Over the past seven years, a total of Rs 2,284 crore has been paid out.
Payments of Rs 485 crore for 7.3 lakh govt hospital patients and over Rs 2,000 crore for 14 lakh private hospital patients have been made till date," the minister said.
Ansari said the delays were due to ongoing probe against 212 hospitals identified by the National Anti-Fraud Unit. Technical glitches in the new portal system have also caused delays in payments to another 350 hospitals, Ansari said, adding that it is being resolved.
