Archive · 23 Jun 2025
NHRC Probes AIIMS Doctors for Alleged Procurement Rule Violations
The National Human Rights Commission is looking into claims that doctors at AIIMS hospital in Delhi made patients buy expensive brain implants from a private seller.
This allegedly violated rules designed to protect patients from overpaying.
The complaint says doctors told patients to buy a device called a flow diverter, which cost more than what another government hospital paid for the same item.
The NHRC wants AIIMS to investigate and report back in two weeks.
This is because it might be against the rules.
NHRC directed AIIMS, Delhi to investigate a complaint about doctors bypassing procurement rules.
Doctors allegedly sent patients to a private vendor to buy brain implants, violating norms.
The complaint was filed by the Sahyadri Rights Forum, a non-government entity.
Patients paid ₹595,550 plus taxes for a flow diverter, significantly higher than procurement costs at another government hospital.
The NHRC has asked AIIMS to submit an action-taken report within 15 days.
- Who
- The National Human Rights Commission, AIIMS doctors, and patients.
- What
- NHRC is investigating allegations of AIIMS doctors directing patients to purchase medical devices from a private vendor, bypassing procurement norms.
- When
- The NHRC sent a note on Thursday, and the events span from 2022 to 2025.
- Where
- AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Why
- To determine if AIIMS doctors violated procurement rules and potentially overcharged patients for medical devices.
AIIMS Faculty Concerns
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Patient Costs
AIIMS Faculty Concerns
Some faculty members are concerned about patients being sent to private vendors, potentially exposing them to added costs.
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- Complaint Filed By
- Sahyadri Rights Forum
- Hospital Involved
- AIIMS, New Delhi
- Device in Question
- Flow Diverter
- Price Paid by Patients
- ₹595,550 + taxes
- Reference Article
- The Telegraph
- NHRC Action
- Directed AIIMS to investigate and report in 15 days
- Similar device procured by other hospital
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute
- Price at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute
- ₹475,000 + taxes