Youth Fraudulently Claims Rs 60k Medicines Under Ayushman Bharat

His suspicious behavior led to an on-the-spot interrogation, during which he revealed details of a larger network operating not only in the hospital but also connected with other states. When officials searched him, they found an indent book from the Department of Urology and eight counterfeit stamps belonging to various PGIMER departments.

Following the discovery, the matter was handed over to the police after a complaint was filed against the youth. During interrogation, the youth told the police that he was working for someone in Saharanpur, who was using the indent book and fake stamp of PGIMER to get medicines worth crores under the Ayushman Bharat Yojna and sell it to medical stores and had access to patient data of the institute.

To prevent such racket operations on campus, PGIMER established an internal committee to investigate the matter and provide recommendations to prevent future occurrences.

To safeguard the integrity of its healthcare services, the institute has made several reforms. The PGIMER is now transitioning to a ‘secure online indenting system, ’ replacing the manual process to prevent further misuse of medicines under the scheme. The computer section, in collaboration with the internal committee, has developed an online solution that will be integrated with the existing Hospital Information System (HIS 1) within a week.

A dedicated service area outside the Emergency has been allocated for the AMRIT Pharmacy exclusively for the cashless scheme beneficiaries. To further enhance services, the authorities are working to increase staffing to ensure the timely delivery of medications and implants directly to patients at their bedside.

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