The Haryana Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday announced suspension of treatment for Ayushman Bharat scheme beneficiaries in the State from August 7 after its meeting with the senior government officials remained inconclusive.
The Haryana Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday announced suspension of treatment for Ayushman Bharat scheme
In a letter to Chief Executive Officer of Ayushman Bharat (Haryana Health Protection Authority) on July 28, the Haryana IMA had brought up the issue of prolonged delay in payments to private hospitals for past several months, and the alleged inaction of the State government despite the matter having been raised several times and repeated assurances.
Around 700 private hospitals are empanelled under the scheme and the number of beneficiaries is estimated to be around 1.8 crore.
In a press statement on Wednesday late evening, the Haryana IMA said senior government officials, including Additional Chief Secretary Sudhir Rajpal, in a meeting with the office-bearers of the association apprised them that ₹245 crore budget was received and the distribution had started on ‘First-In-First-Out’ basis to the empanelled hospitals, but there was no commitment on the remaining dues.
The officials said the demand for the supplementary budget would be placed in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Assembly, but they could make commitment on the amount of the budget to be sought, said the press release. Similarly, the officials also refused to pay interest on the delayed payments as per the Memorandum of Understanding.
The meeting was attended by Haryana IMA president Mahaveer Jain and former president Ajay Mahajan, among others.
“ IMA Haryana held an online meeting with all the empanelled hospitals. After extensive discussions, everyone unanimously decided to suspend Ayushman services from the midnight tonight,” said the press statement.
In a press statement on Tuesday, the State Health Agency had said that the Health and Family Welfare Department of Haryana had settled and paid the claims submitted by the empanelled hospitals till the first week of May. A total of ₹.2,900 crore was disbursed to the hospitals since the inception of the scheme. During the current financial year, an amount of ₹240.63 crore has been received from the State and Central governments till July 16.
Published – August 07, 2025 01:25 am IST
