Jammu, Dec 8: Supply of life-saving cardiac devices and consumables to the Super Speciality Hospital, Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu, has been disrupted after MSME healthcare suppliers stopped deliveries over unpaid dues of nearly ₹30 crore under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).
According to the suppliers, payments pending from Amrit Pharmacy and the State Health Agency (SHA), Jammu & Kashmir, have left them unable to replenish stocks. With parent companies halting fresh dispatches due to long-standing arrears, vendors say they were left with no option but to suspend supplies starting Monday.
The disruption affects high-value cardiac devices and consumables used in the hospital’s Cath Lab—critical for emergency cardiac interventions at one of the region’s leading tertiary care centres. Suppliers said that despite recent fund allocations to the SHA, the bottleneck in payment processing through Amrit Pharmacy, a unit of the public sector undertaking Hindustan Lifecare Limited (HLL), has left them financially strained.
Vendors noted that they have been following up on the dues for more than a year. “This is not an isolated complaint but a systemic issue that threatens the functioning of Ayushman Bharat in the region,” representatives said, warning that any further delay could endanger emergency cardiac procedures and undermine public confidence in the flagship health scheme.
The group added that they have already submitted joint representations seeking urgent intervention and directives for release of payments.
Despite the halt in supplies, the MSME suppliers expressed hope that the matter would be resolved quickly. “Our shared goal is seamless care for the people of Jammu & Kashmir. We remain ready to cooperate with all authorities to ensure uninterrupted patient services,” a spokesperson said.
