Overview
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Friday that a Special Investigation Team led by Nashik Divisional Commissioner Praveen Gedam will investigate alleged irregularities in the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana.
- A State Health Assurance Society inspection for 2024–2026 flagged about 16,000 suspicious claims across Maharashtra with roughly 9,500 concentrated in Nashik district.
- The government has already cancelled empanelment for five Nashik hospitals and ordered special audits and forensic accounting of high‑value and previously flagged claims.
- Authorities plan to screen roughly 1.3 million potentially questionable records using AI and advanced data analytics and to integrate Maharashtra Cyber Police support and district anti‑fraud units for real‑time monitoring.
- Officials said the probe aims to recover misdirected funds and strengthen scheme governance while prompting a review of primary care planning and hospital empanelment rules that could affect access for poor beneficiaries.