Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- After Haryana chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) threatened to halt services under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) from August 7 due to outstanding payments, Haryana's state health agency (SHA) on Tuesday said that the claims till first week of May have been released to the empanelled hospitals.

In a statement the SHA said that it had received the budget from the state government on August 4 and that payment to empanelled hospitals has been initiated on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis.

"The SHA, Haryana has already processed and paid claims submitted by empanelled hospitals up to the first week of May 2025," the statement says, adding that a total of Rs.2,900 crore has...