The Jammu & Kashmir Private Hospitals and Dialysis Centres Association (JKPHDA) on Monday deferred its proposed strike for two weeks after receiving assurances from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)/SEHAT Scheme that pending payments to empanelled hospitals would begin to be released from Tuesday. The decision came after a meeting convened by the CEO at his office chambers, attended by the Chief Accounts Officer and a delegation of the Association led by its General Secretary, Dr Masood-ul-Hassan. The delegation, acting on the directions of Faizan Mir, President (Kashmir region), and Sandeep Mengi, President (Jammu region), included executive members Dr.