Expressing concern over what she described as the worrying state of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in Haryana, Sirsa Lok Sabha MP Kumari Selja on Friday said the Centre had released only around ₹600 crore for the scheme so far against hospitalisation worth ₹3,990 crore approved since the inception of the scheme.
Around 700 private hospitals in Haryana have already suspended treatment to the beneficiaries under the scheme from August 7 over outstanding dues running into several crores, she said.
Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Ms. Sejla said as per the data provided by Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav in the Lok Sabha, Haryana has 1.35 crore Ayushman card holders and the State has approved 26.25 lakh hospitalisations worth approximately ₹3,990 crore. The Centre, however, has released only ₹607.73 crore to Haryana since the scheme’s inception, with costs shared between the Centre and State in a 60:40 ratio.
As per National Health Authority rules, the private hospitals empanelled under the scheme were required to be paid within 15 days for in-State treatments and within 30 days for out-of-State cases, said the Sirsa MP.
Ms. Selja criticised the State’s reduced health department budget, which is ₹622 crore less than the previous year, while the government was still announcing plans for new medical colleges in every district. “Constructing one medical college building alone costs around ₹1,000 crore. If the government can make such announcements, it must also ensure proper funding for Ayushman Bharat,” she said, demanding that the State government established strict monitoring to ensure transparency, prevent fraud and guarantee timely payments to hospitals so that poor and needy families continue to receive treatment without disruption.
She said she would keep raising this issue in Parliament and at public forums until Haryana’s underprivileged get the healthcare and financial protection they were entitled to.
In a press statement earlier this week, the State Health Agency said 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 had been received from the State and Central governments till July 16.
Published – August 09, 2025 01:42 am IST
