Srinagar, June 20 (IANS) Reports of pacemaker scam, patient exploitation, false insurance claims, unwarranted cardiac procedures, etc., by a cardiologist in the Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district have shocked people. Serious allegations of blatant, wilful and professional dishonesty have been levelled against Dr Syed Maqbool, cardiologist at GMC Anantnag.An explanation served on the accused cardiologist by the government said the doctor had falsified medi…
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Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) After private hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir decided to exit the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT scheme, the J&K government on Friday stepped in to revive the scheme with a Rs 175 crore package and assurance of early clearance of pending bills of various hospitals under this national flagship scheme.J&K is the only UT in the country where every household is entitled to this healthcare scheme irrespective of the income criteria.Officials said that in a significant de…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu has relieved Tapasya Raghav, IAS, Special Secretary (H&FW), from the city government for her new assignment in the Central government, an official said on Friday. Raghav, who was holding additional charge of Project Director (CATS), CEO of the State Health Agency and State Mission Director, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), was relieved on Thursday, said the official.She is expected to take up her new assignment as Deputy S…
Indore, March 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government said on Friday that the multi-speciality Vedanta Hospital in Indore has been suspended from the Ayushman Bharat ‘Niramayam’ Yojana over “grave violations” of the standards prescribed under the scheme. The government action was taken after a physical inspection by the Chief Executive Officer of Ayushman Bharat ‘Niramayam’ of Vedanta Hospital, Indore, and found the condition of the hospital’s operation theatres extremely poor and unsani…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced that widow pension beneficiaries and persons with disabilities receiving government pensions will be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Their families will also be eligible to avail themselves of the scheme’s benefits, she said.The Chief Minister said that this decision will bring direct and meaningful change to the lives of lakhs of needy families.The decision was taken during a Cabinet meet…