Ranchi, April 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday sought a high-level probe and statewide audit into alleged irregularities in cataract surgeries conducted under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Jharkhand's Jamtara district.
Raising the issue, BJP spokesperson Ajay Sah alleged that a large number of cataract procedures had been shown by private healthcare facilities in Jamtara within a short span, and questioned how such claims were processed and monitored under the public health insurance framework.
He said the matter required investigation not only into the functioning of the hospitals concerned, but also into the role of district health authorities and the oversight mechanisms under which the procedures were approved and rei...