AIIMS fee structure could be revised to match IITs, IIMs

AIIMS across India could get a revised fee structure matching that of IITs and IIMs to increase the revenue-generating potential.

Following a recommendation made at AIIMS' 'Chintan Shivir' which was held in August, the fee structure of the premier medical institute could be revised along the lines of IITs and IIMs to augment the revenue-generating potential of AIIMS.

At the Shivir, recommendations were given on how to improve the healthcare services at all the AIIMS and identify an implementable model suitable for sustainable revenue generation to reduce the dependence on government funds.

As per reports, the Union health ministry is in the process of setting up a committee which will study the feasibility of these recommendations and see the level of increase that can be done, an official source said, as reported by Tribune India.

"One of the recommendations suggested is revising the fee structure of courses such as MBBS, post-graduation and nursing education and adopting the structure followed at IITs and IIMs to augment the revenue-generating potential of the premier institute," the source said.

Other recommendations given during AIIMS' Chintan Shivir

There is also a suggestion of converting one-third of general ward beds at all AIIMS into special wards and increasing the number of private wards besides constituting a committee for revising the charges of AIIMS for non-paying and paying patients for improving revenue generation.

AIIMS facilities may collaborate with reputed institutes like IITs, and IIMs to run collaborative research, and education rather than duplicating resources and straining the exchequer, was one of the recommendations.

Moreover, creating a mechanism for identification of beneficiaries of AB-PMJAY, state government scheme, CGHS, ECHS, Railways and any other government-linked scheme towards contributing to the revenue kitty.

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