Delhi’s Major Private Hospitals to Join Ayushman Bharat in Next 25 Days

The move is crucial as leading private hospital chains in Delhi including Max Healthcare, Fortis, and Apollo Hospitals have so far stayed away from the AB PMJAY.
In a significant policy move, all major private hospitals in Delhi will be brought under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme within the next 20-25 days.
The announcement comes when the Rekha Gupta-led BJP government in the Capital marked its 100th day in office.
The move is crucial as leading private hospital chains in Delhi including Max Healthcare, Fortis, and Apollo Hospitals have so far stayed away from the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).
Currently, the scheme’s dashboard lists 82 empanelled private hospitals and 11 government facilities in the city.
Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Singh attributed the delay to pending dues from the previous AAP-led government under other health schemes.
“They did not release payments on time under the Delhi Arogya Nidhi scheme. I am ensuring that within the next 20-25 days, all major hospitals will be empanelled under Ayushman Bharat. I will be speaking to them soon,” Singh noted.
Under PMJAY, economically weaker households are entitled to health insurance coverage of up to INR 5 lakh, with an additional INR 5 lakh top-up announced by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta for Delhi residents, including beneficiaries over the age of 70.
As of now, over 3.16 lakh beneficiaries from poor households and 30,000 senior citizens above 70 years have been registered for the scheme in Delhi. Health department records show that 601 beneficiaries have availed services so far.
However, representatives from the private healthcare sector have urged the government to address operational concerns before expanding the scheme. Of the 62 private hospitals currently empanelled under Ayushman Bharat in Delhi, nine are eyecare centres, with others offering limited services in general medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and cardiology.
Dr Vipender Sabherwal, convenor for Ayushman Bharat at the Association of Healthcare Providers India (AHPI), said, “The pricing under Ayushman Bharat does not match the cost of quality services in private hospitals. Payments under the scheme have also been delayed in the past. We have been in discussions with government officials and will now approach the Delhi government for further talks.”
AHPI represents around 15,000 private hospitals nationwide, including major names like Fortis, Max, Manipal, Medanta, Narayana, and Apollo.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government is set to launch 33 Jan Arogya Mandirs on Saturday, replacing the AAP government’s mohalla clinics and dispensaries under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
Each center will offer 12 healthcare service packages, covering maternal and child care, vaccinations, mental health, elderly care, and communicable disease management. Further, they will stock an essential list of 256 medicines and conduct in-house diagnostics for common tests, while outsourcing 90 additional tests to Agilus Lab.
Health Minister Singh previously announced plans to open 200 such Jan Arogya Mandirs across the city.
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