Question : SERVICE CHARGES OF AIIMS



(a) the year-wise details of the amount collected by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for various investigations conducted during the last three years;

(b) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding misuse of the said amount by AIIMS;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;

(d) whether the Government proposes to utilise the amount for expansion of necessary medical facilities for the patients of AIIMS; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)

(a) to (e) The year wise amount collected by AIIMS for various investigations conducted during last three years are as under :

2008-09	36.53 crore
2009-10	38.76 crore
2010-11	40.82 crore

No complaint regarding misuse of said amount has been received. The amounts collected are deposited into the receipts of the Institute and re-allocated to the departments for purchase of consumables required for patients care. Separate allocations are made for expansion of infrastructure at AIIMS.