**Executive Summary**
This document provides the answer to Unstarred Question No. 2401 in Lok Sabha, scheduled for February 13, 2026. The question concerns the expenditure incurred by Central Autonomous Medical Institutes on Standing Finance Committee (SFC) and Governing Body (GB) meetings. It also addresses whether the government proposes to merge these committees into a single body.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Expenditure on Meetings:**
* Expenditure by institutes like AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, NIMHANS, RIMS, and NEIGRIHMS for conducting Governing Body and Standing Finance Committee meetings depends on frequency, venue, and attendance.
* **Allowances for Members:**
* Members of the Governing Body and the Standing Finance Committee are not entitled to any allowance or remuneration except traveling and daily allowances for which they are eligible.
* **Merger Proposal:**
* There is no proposal to merge institute-specific Governing Bodies and the Standing Committees into a single body.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Central Autonomous Medical Institutes (AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, NIMHANS, RIMS, NEIGRIHMS):**
* **Impact:** The institutes must continue conducting Governing Body and Standing Finance Committee meetings according to their established regulations.
* **Action Required:** Institutes should adhere to the current guidelines for member allowances and meeting expenditure.
* **Members of the Governing Body (GB) and the Standing Finance Committee (SFC):**
* **Impact:** There are no changes to the current policy regarding allowances and remuneration for the members of these bodies.
* **Action Required:** Members should continue to follow the existing rules regarding eligibility for traveling and daily allowances.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare: The primary ministry responding to the question about expenditure incurred by Central Autonomous Medical Institutes.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS): A prominent group of medical institutes whose expenditure is the subject of the question.
Standing Finance Committee (SFC): A committee within the medical institutes whose meetings and expenditures are under scrutiny.
Governing Body (GB): Another body within the medical institutes, alongside the SFC, whose meetings and expenditures are being questioned.
Central Autonomous Medical Institutes: The central subject of the question, regarding their expenditure.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH & FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH & FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO- 2401
TOBE ANSWERED ON–13.02.2026
EXPENDITURE INCURRED BYCENTRALAUTONOMOUS MEDICALINSTITUTES
2401.SHRIAMAR SHARADRAO KALE:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH & FAMILYWELFAREbe please tostate:
(a) the details of expenditure incurred by Central Autonomous Medical Institutes including
various AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, NIMHANS, RIMS, NEIGRIHMS, CNCI, etc.,
on Standing Finance Committee (SFC) meetings and Governing Body meetings including
expenditure on Travelling Allowance (TA), Dearness Allowance (DA), honorarium and other
allied costs during the last five financial years including the current year, institute-specific-wise
andyear-wise;
(b) whether the Government proposes to merge institute-specific Standing Finance Committees
and Governing Bodies into a single or centralized mechanism so as to reduce administrative and
recurringcosts; and
(c)if so, the detailsthereof andif not,reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH & FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (c) The Governing Body (GB) and the Standing Committee (SFC) of All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER), Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER),
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Regional Institute of
Medical Sciences (RIMS) and North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health &
Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) are constituted and their meetings are held as per the
provisions contained in the respective Acts/Rules/Regulations/Memorandum-of-
Association/Bye-laws under which these Institutions are set up. The expenditure incurred by
each Institute for the conduct of the above meetings is contingent on the frequency, venue of the
meeting, attendance of the members etc. The members of the Governing Body (GB) and the
Standing Committee (SFC) are not entitled to any allowance or other remuneration except
travelling and daily allowances for which they are eligible. There is no proposal to merge
Institute-specific Governing Bodies andthe StandingCommitteesintoa single body.
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