Chhattisgarh: Action Against 59 Hospitals for Non-Compliance with PMJAY Guidelines
Raipur: The State Nodal Agency of Chhattisgarh has begun proceedings against 59 hospitals empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana for not following mandatory requirements under the Hospital Empanelment Module (HEM 2.0).
Officials from the health department said the move comes after directions issued by the National Health Authority. The authority had instructed all hospitals listed under the scheme to update their institutional profiles and upload the necessary documents on the HEM 2.0 portal by December 31, 2025. The action was initiated after several facilities failed to comply with these guidelines despite repeated ultimatums, media reports have stated.
According to district-level recommendations and review, 21 hospitals received suspension orders until further orders for not submitting any application while another 12 hospitals did not update any information and failed to respond to queries. Additionally, 26 hospitals with incomplete applications that were not resubmitted have had their payment and pre-authorisation suspended.
According to Hindustan Times, among the 21 hospital suspended for pending application are New Ayushman Hospital (Bemetara); AP Surgical Center, IMI Hospital, Aum Hospital, Sai Kripa Multispeciality Hospital and Gangotri Hospital (Durg); Someshwar Hospital (Gariyaband); Sewa Bhawan Hospital (Mahasamund); and Jowhary Hospital, Mahadev Hospital, New Raipura Hospital, Shivam Hospital, Saubhagya Hospital, Jain Hospital, Laxmi Hospital & Maternity Home, Siddhi Vinayak Hospital, Vardaan Hospital, Vasudev Multispeciality Hospital, Shri Rama Multispeciality Hospital, Maa Sharda Nursing Home and Om Netra Kendra & Laser Vision (Raipur).
The list of 12 hospitals which failed to update information include Pinaki Sobha Hospital & Maternity Care (GPM); MD Modi Memorial Hospital (Janjgir-Champa); Netam Hospital & Infertility Centre (Kondagaon); Shri Uttam Sai Care Hospital (Mahasamund); and Shree Dani Care Multispeciality Hospital, Shree Krishna Multispeciality Hospital, Shri Mahaveer Hospital, Shri Sai Ram Hospital, Kalda Nursing Home, Kanha Multispeciality Hospital, Pragya Hospital and Life Care Hospital (Raipur).
The list of 26 hospitals that were pending re-submission include Shakuntala Hospital (Balod); Suvidha Hospital (Durg); Roop Jeevan Hospital (Kabirdham); Shree Radhe Krishna Care Hospital (Mahasamund); and Pandey Nursing Home, Drishti Netralay, Vaidehi Hospital, Anant Hospital, Shree Sai Care Hospital, Anushka Hospital, Mamta Hospital, Lalmati Multispeciality Hospital, Karma Hospital, Shree Ram Multispeciality Hospital, Raipur Hospital & Research Center, Srimaa Sarada Arogyadham Hospital, Roopjeevan Hospital, Shri Dani Care Hospital, Jeevan Anmol Hospital, Sadbhavna Hospital, Ekta Institute of Child Health, Chandrani Sardarilal Eye & ENT Hospital, Rawatpura Sarkar Hospital, Aastha Multispeciality Hospital, Chhattisgarh Eye Hospital and Shashwat Hospital (Raipur unless specified), reports the daily.
