Srinagar, March 15 -- The government has removed four surgeries from the list for private hospitals and restricted them to government-run healthcare facilities.

The procedures as per Kashmir News Observer include cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder), haemorrhoidectomy (haemorrhoid), sphincterotomy (fissure), and appendectomy (appendix)."In pursuance of the decisions taken in the 8th & 9th Governing Council meeting of the State Health Agency, it has been decided to implement significant changes in the Health Benefits Packages (HBP) 2.2 across all empanelled public and private hospitals in the UT of J&K," reads the official order.

"The 10% additional package price that was previously applied to private hospitals under HBP 2.2 shal...