A major scam under the Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS) has been uncovered, and there is widespread collusion between doctors and medical store owners. The scam, which includes the issuance of false bills, has caused financial losses running into crores to the state treasury. In the wake of the revelations, the state government has revoked 275 medical store licenses and vowed tough action against the perpetrators.

Key Highlights

Massive fraud caught in RGHS scheme

• Doctors and pharmacy owners reportedly coordinated to post fraudulent bills for claim under the RGHS scheme.

• One patient's name was recycled several times for making bogus claims.

• The scam has resulted in crores worth of loss for the government treasury.

275 licenses of medical stores cancelled

• Under the crackdown, 275 licenses of involved medical stores have been cancelled.

• They have also been de-panelled from the RGHS scheme.

• Probes uncovered abuse of the names of teachers from the Education Department for lodging duplicate bogus bills.

Recovery initiated by finance department

• The recovery proceedings from the implicated doctors and medical store operators have been initiated by the finance department.

• More than 100 such cases of fraudulent billing have so far emerged.

Tough action to be taken: Minister

• State Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar stated that strict action would be taken against doctors if the finance department makes a formal complaint.

• He stressed that the RGHS scheme belongs to the finance department but guaranteed collaboration in taking disciplinary action.

Leaders or Officials' Statement
Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Rajasthan State Health Minister
"If the finance department refers us the complaints pertaining to the scam, we will take severe action against the doctors. Such scam attempts will not be tolerated."The RGHS fraud has rocked people's faith in the state-sponsored healthcare reimbursement scheme. With action already being initiated against those involved and more investigations on the cards, the Rajasthan government is under scrutiny to regain transparency and accountability in the scheme.