Around 240 private hospitals in Telangana have decided to halt their services under the state's free health benefit project, Aarogyasri, over pending dues.

‘Hospitals in Telangana discontinue Arogyasree services as state government fails to clear pending bills worth Rs. 1,500 crore.
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The minister said after the talks with representatives of TNHA that the dues amount to only Rs 600 crore and that the government will immediately release Rs 200 crore. 




He said the decision on the demand to increase the charges for various services would be taken after consultation with Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.
TNHA, however, maintained that the government has to pay dues to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore.
The hospitals stopped the services under Arogyasri, Employees' Health Scheme (EHS), and Journalists' Health Scheme (JHS).
TNHA made it clear that they will not resume the services until a clear assurance overpayment of all dues.
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The network hospitals stopped the services on many occasions in the last four years over non-payment of dues.
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Source-IANS