New Delhi, March 28 -- The National Health Authority's (NHA) has identified fraudulent claims worth Rs.582.11 crore under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY since the scheme's launch in 2021.

Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY is the world's biggest health assurance scheme for the poor, providing free health cover of up to Rs.5 lakh per family per year.

NHA's National Anti-Fraud Unit (NAFU) has deployed 62 trigger-based techniques such as application of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), facial comparison NLP (Natural Language Processing), etc to detect potential fraud and safeguard financial transactions from unethical practices.

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"These triggers have enabled NAF...