The Test scam going on in Jalandhar under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme came to the notice of the Vigilance Bureau around 18 months back and they had lodged an FIR against the top 9 hospitals of the city. It has been 18 months, but no action has been taken against the culprits. The question that arises is whether these culprits will be put behind the bars or will this case also get closed without reaching any conclusion as the hospitals involved in this scam are run by influential people.
According to the sources of the Vigilance Bureau, Health Department is responsible for the delay in the judgment of the case.
Earlier also a case came under the Vigilance Bureau where a Vice Chancellor of a renowned university was involved but later on, he was given a clean chit.
Will history repeat itself? Will the hospitals involved in the scam be given a clean chit due to the medical lobbying?
What is Jalandhar Ayushman Bharat Scam?
Then (when Jalandhar's Ayushman Bharat scam to the fore) DGP-cum-Chief Director Vigilance Bureau B K Uppal said, “based on inputs received from credible sources, it has come to light that several well-known private hospitals based in Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, and Kapurthala districts have prepared hefty fake bills in the names of smart card holders for their treatment under Ayushman Bharat scheme and took insurance claims from the insurance firm.”