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Seven doctors posted successful Sikar territory were suspended and transgression proceedings initiated against a infirmary and a diagnostic centre successful Rajasthan successful a crackdown connected fraud successful the State government’s wellness scheme. The enactment followed an audit which detected discrepancies successful the scheme’s implementation.
Rajasthan’s Principal Secretary for Health Gayatri Rathore said present connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) that the doctors astatine Shri Kalyan Government Hospital and the Government Medical College, some successful Sikar, and the Community Health Centre astatine Kheerwa were recovered progressive successful irregularities successful the Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS) for authorities employees and pensioners.
Fake claims
Ms. Rathore said that archetypal accusation reports (FIRs) were besides being registered against the Bharatpur Nursing Home successful Bharatpur and Bothra Diagnostic and Imaging Centre successful Bikaner. Instructions for initiating transgression proceedings person been fixed to the Chief Medical and Health Officers of the 2 districts.
The probe revealed a collusion betwixt the Bharatpur Nursing Home and Kashish Pharmacy to make fake claims utilizing the RGHS beneficiary cards. The patients were treated without the RGHS support and fraudulent claims were raised done the pharmacy, causing fiscal nonaccomplishment to the State exchequer.
Forged signatures
In the lawsuit of Bothra Diagnostic Centre, the patients were subjected to unnecessary diagnostic tests, portion the prescriptions carried forged signatures and seals of doctors who were either connected permission oregon not posted successful the hospital’s out-patient section during the applicable period.
Earlier, 19 FIRs were registered regarding irregularities successful RGHS by the hospitals, pharmacies and beneficiaries, 64 aesculapian unit were suspended, and astir 500 RGHS beneficiary cards were blocked. Ms. Rathore said that implicit ₹32 crore was recovered from the hospitals recovered progressive successful irregularities and de-empanelled connected these charges.
