A large-scale scam involving the creation of fake Ayushman health insurance cards has been discovered in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. The fraudulent activity was detected after 300 counterfeit cards were issued using fake identities of officials from the State Agencies for Comprehensive Health and Integrated Services (SACHIS), the body responsible for issuing Ayushman cards.

The Ayushman cards are part of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), a flagship government scheme designed to provide health coverage to economically disadvantaged families.

The scam surfaced during the recent Diwali holidays when perpetrators exploited the system by generating fake IDs of SACHIS officials to bypass verification protocols.

Fraudsters targeted residents in Bareilly and Shahjah

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