India, May 4 -- Maharashtra health minister Prakash Abitkar on Saturday said the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY), Maharashtra's flagship health scheme, will soon undergo a major overhaul to bring in more transparency and accountability.

Abitkar said a mobile application is being developed to closely monitor private hospitals empanelled under the scheme. "The app available from next month will allow patients and their families to directly file complaints about malpractice by hospitals. The complaints will be received and monitored by the health department for immediate action," he said.

The state government in 2023 revamped the MJPJAY scheme making it universal and increasing the medical treatment cover from Rs.1.5 lakh ...