Archive · 8 Oct 2026
MP Private Hospitals Boycott Ayushman Over NABH Rule
Some private hospitals in Madhya Pradesh say they will stop treating people through the Ayushman health scheme.
They plan to begin on Thursday, October 8, and say the stoppage will continue until their demands are addressed.
The boycott is limited to hospitals with entry-level NABH certificates.
Hospital groups disagree with making NABH certification compulsory for participating hospitals.
They want that rule removed.
The groups are also planning a march toward New Delhi using ambulances.
About 110 ambulances gathered in Bhopal on Wednesday.
They hope to involve nearly 1,000 ambulances from different districts.
In four cities, about 310 of 739 Ayushman-affiliated hospitals had NABH certification.
Some private hospitals in Madhya Pradesh said they would indefinitely stop treating Ayushman Bharat patients from Thursday, October 8.
The boycott applies to hospitals with entry-level NABH certificates, which associations said remain valid until their expiry dates.
Hospital associations are demanding that the mandatory NABH certification requirement be withdrawn.
The associations plan a phased march to New Delhi using ambulances; about 110 ambulances gathered in Bhopal on Wednesday.
Nearly 1,000 ambulances from different districts may be involved, while around 310 of 739 affiliated hospitals in four cities had NABH certification.
- Who
- Some private hospitals with entry-level NABH certificates and hospital associations in Madhya Pradesh.
- What
- The hospitals announced an indefinite boycott of Ayushman Bharat treatment and associations opposed mandatory NABH certification.
- When
- The boycott and phased march were scheduled to begin Thursday, October 8; about 110 ambulances gathered Wednesday.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, including Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur; the planned march is toward New Delhi.
- Why
- Hospital associations want the mandatory NABH certification requirement withdrawn.
Hospital associations
NABH certification requirement
Mandatory certification
Hospital associations
Associations oppose mandatory NABH certification and have demanded its immediate withdrawal.
NABH certification requirement
NABH certification became mandatory from October 1 for Ayushman-affiliated hospitals in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur.
Ayushman treatment
Hospital associations
Some private hospitals with entry-level NABH certificates plan to stop treating Ayushman patients until their demands are addressed.
NABH certification requirement
The report says the certification requirement applies to Ayushman-affiliated hospitals; it does not provide a separate response from officials or scheme administrators.
- Boycott start
- Thursday, October 8
- Duration
- Indefinite, until demands are addressed
- Hospitals affected
- Private hospitals with entry-level NABH certificates
- Ambulances gathered
- Around 110 in Bhopal on Wednesday
- Planned ambulance participation
- Nearly 1,000 from different districts
- Affiliated hospitals in four cities
- 739 across Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur
- Hospitals with NABH certification
- Around 310 of the 739 affiliated hospitals