Health and Family Welfare Secretary Pramod Kumar Meherda has asked officials to adhere to payment system and quality of service under Nirmal Scheme.
Dr Meherda has issued detailed guidelines to all CDMOs and officials concerned in healthcare facilities run by the State Government in this regard on November 28.
The Nirmal Scheme is implemented to upgrade standards of supplementary services in healthcare. Dr Meherda said the State Government is laying special emphasis for promotion of healthy and hygienic hospitals.
In addition to this, the State Government is providing basic services like sanitation, laundry, security and lift services at various public healthcare facilities.
So, streamlining payment system and ensuring quality service under Nirmal is needed and Dr Meherda has said procedure for service providers has been clearly laid down and housekeeping, cleaning, security, laundry and linen services are needed to be adhered to.
Committees will be formed at each level like DHH, SDH, CHC level so that supervision and monitoring will be taken up on regular basis.
The service provider will submit the bill of all institutions of the district on or before the 7th of the succeeding month. Payment of service provider must be made on a monthly basis within 15 days of submission of bills along with the documentary proof of statutory payments to the staff.
The payment will be made at District Headquarters Hospitals, Sub Division Hospitals (SDH) and Community Health Centre (CHC). CHC payment will include other institutions of the Blocks.
All Institutions will submit the report regarding payment of dues to the service provider on or before 25th of every month and a consolidated report will submitted to Director, Health Services with a copy to Mission Director National Health Mission (NHM), said Dr Meherda.