According to a recommendation made at the AIIMS’ “Chintan shivir” held in August, the fee structure for medical education at all All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) throughout India may be revised and modelled after IITs and IIMs to increase the premier institute’s capacity for revenue generation.
The “shivir” covered a variety of subjects, including finding a workable model fit for sustained revenue generation to lessen the need for government money and improving the healthcare services at all AIIMS. An official source informed PTI that the Union Health Ministry is currently putting the finishing touches on a committee that will examine the viability of these recommendations and determine the extent of the increase that can be achieved.
The source claimed that in order to increase the premier institute’s capacity for revenue generation, it was suggested that the cost structures for programmes including MBBS, post-graduate study, and nursing education be revised. The current cost of the MBBS programme at AIIMS is about Rs 6,500. The cost of an MBA or postgraduate degree at an IIM is Rs 24–25 lakh, but the cost of a BTech at an IIT is up to Rs 10–12 lakh, and the price of an M-Tech is up to Rs 3 lakh.
Other suggestions include expanding the number of private wards and turning a third of regular ward beds across all AIIMS into special wards. Additionally, a committee should be established to review the fees charged by AIIMS to both paying and non-paying patients in order to increase revenue. They claimed another recommendation focused on developing a system for identifying AB-PMJAY, a state government programme, CGHS, ECHS, railroad, and any other government-linked scheme participants who may contribute to the revenue pool. The proposals said that adding auxiliary services and support services can be tapped for further revenue generation. In this paradigm, the poor receive services at no cost, while those who choose to pay for them are treated according to their entitlement.
According to a source, AIIMS facilities are also working with reputable institutions like IITs and IIMs to do joint research and education projects rather than wasting money and taxing the government coffers. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi received a budgetary allocation of Rs 4,190 crore in the annual budget published for 2022–2023 The 23 AIIMS include ones that are finished, almost finished, or still under construction.
In addition to AIIMS Delhi, six other AIIMS have been sanctioned in phase 1 of PMSSY and are operational in Bihar (Patna), Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Odisha (Bhubaneswar), Rajasthan (Jodhpur), and Uttarakhand (Rishikesh). Out of the 16 AIIMS founded between 2015 and 2022, 10 have begun offering both MBBS programmes and outpatient department services, while the remaining two have just begun offering MBBS classes. The other four institutes are in various phases of growth.
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