NMC issues notice for medical colleges, seeks participation from researchers, professionals in NHA AB PMJAY auto adjudication Hackathon 2026

New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has informed all medical colleges and institutions to disseminate information about an upcoming Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY) Auto-Adjudication Hackathon 2026 initiative held by the National Health Authority and encourage participation from researchers and professionals.

National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India is organising the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna (AB PMJAY) Auto‑Adjudication Hackathon, to develop innovative, scalable, technology‑driven solutions to facilitate automation of claims adjudication in the AB PMJAY.

Sharing this information, the Apex Medical Commission has asked all medical colleges and institutions to spread awareness about the initiative and encourage participation from researchers, innovators, professionals from academic and professional network.

Issuing a public notice to the Dean, Principals of all medical colleges and institutions on 05.04.2026, the policy and coordination division of NMC stated, "National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India is organising the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna (AB PMJAY) Auto‑Adjudication Hackathon, to develop innovative, scalable, technology‑driven solutions to facilitate automation of claims adjudication in the AB PMJAY."

The hackathon will conclude in an offline event scheduled on May 8–9, 2026, at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. Registrations for the hackathon are open from March 31 to April 13, 2026, and interested participants can find detailed information, including timelines, agenda and participation guidelines is available at www.nha.gov.in/hackathon. 

"The details of programme of conclusion of the Hackathon is attached herewith. Detailed information on the hackathon, including timelines, agenda and participation guidelines is available. For any query, e-mail may be sent . Registrations for participation in the Hackathon are open from 31st March to 13 th April 2026," the notice read. 

It further added, "All Medical Colleges / Institutions are advised to hereby advised to disseminate the information on the hackathon among the stakeholders and encourage participation of researchers, innovators and professionals from academic and professional network."

The two-day concluding event will include opening sessions by Dr Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO of NHA, Sh. Harsh Gupta, Principal Secy to the Govt of Karnataka, Dept of Health and Family Welfare, Ms. Jyoti Yadav, JS NHA (PMJAY), Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman Narayana Health and Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Dir IISc, Bangalore.

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