7 Lakh People, 1 Phone Number: Auditor Flags Discrepancies In Health Scheme

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The Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted discrepancies including invalid names, unrealistic dates of birth, duplicate health IDs and unrealistic family sizes in the database of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
Ineligible households were found registered as PMJAY beneficiaries and had availed the benefits ranging between ₹ 0.12 lakh to ₹ 22.44 crore under the scheme, said the audit report tabled in Parliament yesterday.

"According to National Health Authority (NHA) records, 7.87 crore beneficiary households were registered, constituting 73 per cent of the targeted households of 10.74 crore