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Government de-empanels 2,359 hospitals, suspends 1,200 under Ayushman Bharat
The government has a big program called Ayushman Bharat that helps families pay for hospital care.
It gives eligible families a card so they can get medical treatment without paying money.
But some hospitals cheated the program and billed for treatments people did not need.
The government found out and punished these hospitals.
It removed 2,359 hospitals from the program and temporarily suspended 1,200 more.
The government is using smart computers to find cheating very quickly.
These computers can spot suspicious claims within one day of submission.
The program also saved a lot of money that could have been stolen.
Good hospitals are still part of the program, so families can keep getting help.
This makes sure the program's money is used to help sick people, not cheaters.
The government has de-empanelled 2,359 hospitals and suspended 1,200 more under AB-PMJAY for violating scheme guidelines.
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda announced the action in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on 7 August.
Authorities have lodged 29 FIRs and imposed penalties totalling ₹328.49 crore against errant hospitals.
The National Health Authority's AI and machine learning-based anti-fraud system helped prevent losses of ₹676.14 crore as of 31 July 2026.
In financial year 2025-26, the scheme authorised 2.74 crore hospital admissions and created 3.75 crore new Ayushman cards.
- Who
- Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and the National Health Authority (NHA)
- What
- The government de-empanelled 2,359 hospitals and suspended 1,200 for violating AB-PMJAY guidelines, lodging 29 FIRs and imposing ₹328.49 crore in penalties.
- Where
- India (announced via a written reply in the Lok Sabha; scheme data covers states including Uttar Pradesh).
- When
- Announced on 7 August; anti-fraud loss-prevention figures are as of 31 July 2026.
- Why
- To prevent fraud and unauthorised billing under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
Key facts
- Hospitals de-empanelled
- 2,359
- Hospitals suspended
- 1,200
- FIRs lodged
- 29
- Penalties imposed
- ₹328.49 crore
- Losses prevented (as of 31 July 2026)
- ₹676.14 crore
- Authorised admissions in FY26
- 2.74 crore
- New Ayushman cards in FY26
- 3.75 crore
- Empanelled hospitals (as of 8 August 2026)
- 38,437 (20,363 public, 18,074 private)









