According to a circular issued by the ministry’s secretary-general Harjeet Singh, starting from October 1, all government hospitals and clinics under the Ministry of Health (MoH) will only accept cashless payment methods. In addition, payment methods involving debit and credit cards as well as e-wallets will be accepted in all government health facilities.
There are several reasons for the transition which include minimizing the risk of leakage of public funds, ensuring more efficient and smooth counter services, cutting operational costs and processes as well as reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
However, if the patient does not own any access to digital payments or bank accounts, cash payments would still be allowed. Moreover, Harjeet added that by the end of the year, the ministry predicts that 95% of transactions in its health facilities to be cashless.
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