AIIMS Delhi to create digital library

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has decided to create a procurement digital library (PDL), to increase transparency and to streamline the functioning of procurement & stores.

The digital library will act as a repository of all the supply and work orders issued by the AIlMS and will be made public from April 1 next year. The data is said to be helpful to other government institutions as well.

A memorandum issued by director M Sriniwas stated, “The data on this PDL shall also be helpful to other Govt Institutions for benchmarking their engineering and stores procurements against AIlMS procurement trends, prices & specifications. This shall be accessible to the public on pdl.aims.edu.” The memorandum added that the information in the digital library would be analysed quarterly by the internal audit team of the finance division along with user representatives to ensure continuous vigilance.

The memorandum further said, “All Stores areas including entry, exit, storage, receiving & issue areas shall be placed CCTV coverage by 31st March 2023. The recording for these cameras shall be preserved in a tamper proof manner with the security department for at least 3 years. Random audit of the video recordings of the receiving and issue areas to match with the digital inventory records shall be done on a quarterly basis.”