Private hospitals empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Haryana suspended services to beneficiaries for 24 hours on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) to protest outstanding payments totalling several hundred crores.
Ajay Mahajan, Chairman of the Indian Medical Association–Hospital Board of India, said private hospitals normally submit around 2,500 claims daily. Still, no claims were filed on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) as part of the protest. The State Health Authority, Haryana, said ₹570 crore had been paid to private hospitals this year and the remaining dues were being processed. It also said 200 private hospitals had sought fresh empanelment and 75 had applied to add new specialities, indicating continued interest in the scheme.
“Hospitals want to work and help needy patients, but the government cannot keep doing charity at the doctors’ expense,” he said.
About 650 hospitals, including government facilities, are empanelled under the scheme in Haryana. In August 2025, private hospitals had kept Ayushman treatment in abeyance for 19 days before resuming services following assurances from government agencies.
Earlier reporting noted: The scheme is important for economically weaker partients and scores of them visit empanelled hospitals for cashless treatment. Earlier reporting noted: Patients either had to pay for treatment at private facilities or approach government hospitals. Earlier reporting noted: Last year, the doctors went on an indefinite suspension of services, causing inconvenience to patients, which were resumed after assurance.
