The J&K government on Thursday embarked on the path to digital payments at government hospitals with the inauguration of the State’s first-ever public hospital in south Kashmir for cashless transactions.
POS machines
The Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK), has started the service by installing point-of-sale (POS) machines at the district hospital in Pulwama.
“We are extending the service to other sub-district hospitals. This move is aimed at making district-level hospitals cashless,” said Muneer-ul-Islam, Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama. The move is expected to go a long way in easing money transactions at hospitals in the Valley. “It will definitely improve the financial transparency, and such initiatives will go a long way in making various hospital services patient-friendly,” said Dr. Saleem ur Rehman, Director, Health Services, Kashmir.
Lessen inconvenience
Dr. Rehman said the authorities were replicating the initiative across other hospitals run by the directorate.
“It will remarkably lessen the inconvenience faced by attendants and reduce the time spent by them at the payment counters,” he said.
