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Dr. Harsh Vardhan releasing addressing the media

Ayushman Bharat: 97 hospitals de-empanelled, Rs 1 cr recovered

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NEW DELHI : Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has informed that 97 hospitals have been de-empanelled from the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana- Ayushman Bharat.

Addressing a press conference on the Ayushman Bharat Pakhwara, Dr Vardhan said that investigation against 376 hospitals is underway and over one crore rupees recovery has been made from the hospitals involved in corrupt practices.

Stressing zero tolerance of corruption in the scheme, the health minister said that state of the art fraud detection, control and action mechanisms have been developed and with the help of IT-enabled services improvements have been made in the system.

He added that 1,50,000 health and wellness centres will be created under Ayushman Bharat across the country by December 31, 2022. Dr Vardhan said that 40,000 health and wellness centers will be established by March 31 this fiscal.

More than 45 lakh poor people have been treated under Ayushman Bharat scheme in the past one year, the minister stated.

The minister said that the first anniversary of Ayushman Bharat -- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna will be observed on September 23 and Ayushman Bharat Pakhwara is being observed since September 15.

He further said that 18073 hospitals have been empanelled under this scheme out of which 53 per cent are private hospitals.


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