Smart Card Facility In AIIMS Delhi By March

No cash payment will be accepted...

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said that the 'AIIMS Smart Card' will be operationalized across departments for all types of payments by March 31, 2024.

This decision is taken to improve patient convenience and ensure that no patient is overcharged and that the institute's accounting is auditable.

"A recent report came to light that at another similar institution, an outsourced service provider tampered with the final discharge bills of patients and charged them more, thereby causing them financial loss and mental disturbance.

This further highlights the importance of transitioning to 100 percent integrated digital payment systems at AIIMS New Delhi to ensure that no patient is fleeced and the institute accounting is also auditable on an end-to-end basis," an order signed by M Srinivas, Director, said.

The Medical Institute further said that no cash payment will be accepted at any counters other than the 'AIIMS Smart Card' top-up counters.

The order further said that other than electronic payments via UPI, debit cards, credit cards, etc., 'AIIMS Smart Card' will be the only way to make payments for all investigations and procedures.

"All payments shall be accepted at the payment endpoints installed near the patient location and patients or their attendants shall not be asked to visit the central registration counters to make payments," the order said.