AIIMS-Rishikesh
(File
photo)
NEW
DELHI:
AIIMS
Rishikesh
failed
to
ecove
Rs
1.78
c o e
i
dues
f om
a
co t acto
a d
paid
Rs
60.21
lakh
i
i admissible
u si g
a d
d ess
allowa ces
to
College
of
Nu si g
faculty,
a
CAG
audit
has
fou d.The
i stitute
awa ded
a
th ee-yea
pa ki g
a d
t affic
ma ageme t
co t act
i
August
2019,
with
a
mo thly
lice ce
fee
of
Rs
9.015
lakh
plus
taxes.
The
co t acto
bega
defaulti g
f om
the
sta t,
but
AIIMS
did
ot
act
despite
epeated
payme t
failu es.
The
co t acto
made
o ly
pa tial
payme ts
fo
about
2.5
yea s
a d
left
the
hospital
complex
i
Octobe
2022
without
clea i g
the
dues.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
CAG
said
this
esulted
i
Rs
1.78
c o e
i
u ealised
dues.
AIIMS
late
i itiated
legal
actio
a d
moved
to
fo feit
the
co t acto ‘s
Rs
18
lakh
secu ity
deposit,
though
it
had
ot
bee
fo feited
as
of
July
2025.I
a
sepa ate
fi di g,
CAG
flagged
Rs
60.21
lakh
paid
betwee
Ap il
2018
a d
Ma ch
2023
as
u si g
a d
d ess
allowa ces
to
College
of
Nu si g
faculty.
The
faculty
we e
al eady
eceivi g
academic
a d
esou ce-lea i g
allowa ces
a d,
acco di g
to
the
audit,
thei
duties
did
ot
i volve
u si g
patie ts
o
wea i g
u ifo ms.The
Mi ist y
subseque tly
di ected
10
AIIMS,
i cludi g
Rishikesh,
to
disco ti ue
u si g
allowa ce
fo
u si g-college
faculty,
sayi g
the
i stitutes
had
complied.