SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered a fresh probe into cardiology procedures performed at Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and AB PM-JAY SEHAT scheme, directing a newly constituted committee to review earlier findings and carry out a detailed audit of records.
The Health and Medical Education Department has constituted a four-member inquiry committee headed by Prof (Dr) Khalid Mohi-ud-Din of Government Medical College Srinagar. Prof (Dr) Dharminder Kumar and Prof (Dr) Sanjeev Bhat of GMC Jammu, besides Dr Misbah Samad, State Nodal Officer, State Health Agency (SHA), J&K, will serve as members.
As per the government order, the fresh panel will examine the findings and recommendations of the previous expert committee and scrutinise the written statement of defence and supplementary submissions made by Dr Syed Maqbool Ahmad Shah, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, GMC Jammu.
The committee has been asked to review all relevant medical records, package selection details, procedural appropriateness, pacemaker implantation records, procurement documents, billing records and other supporting evidence.
It will also assess the financial implications arising from procedures and claims made under AB PM-JAY and AB PM-JAY SEHAT and verify whether the procedures followed national guidelines and package norms.
The panel has been directed to submit a comprehensive report with specific findings and recommendations to the Administrative Department within 15 days.
The State Health Agency, J&K, and GMC Anantnag have been asked to extend full cooperation and provide all records, documents, technical inputs and logistical support required by the committee.
