‘Happy you have recovered’: Cop receives Ayushman message on phone – 42 days after his death

Seema Kujur, a nurse at a government hospital in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, received a condolence message on her husband's phone on August 10, informing her that he had recovered and was returning home, under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Devnarayan Ram, a police constable, had died 42 days prior during treatment at a government hospital in Surguja district.

The hospital authorities confirmed the message was a result of an oversight by a data entry operator who was subsequently removed. Seema had admitted her husband to the medical college in Ambikapur on June 26, but he died during treatment on June 30. The hospital issued a death certificate and performed last rites, but over a month later, Seema received the auto-generated message as part of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.

She has since demanded a high-level inquiry and punishment for those responsible, expressing concern over the error's impact on ordinary tribal people. The hospital authorities have since acknowledged the error, stating it was due to a delay in processing Devnarayan's claim on the portal, and have removed the data entry operator responsible.

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