• Nadda reviews AIIMS sanitation, cleaning and waste‑management initiatives under the hygiene campaign
  • The newly built ‘Ashray’ at AIIMS Delhi will provide a safe, dignified shelter for 897 patients and attendants, protecting them from weather hardships
  • Union Health Minister met sanitation staff and praised their contribution to maintaining clean, healthy healthcare facilities

Union Health Minister JP Nadda visits AIIMS Delhi, reviews Special Campaign 6 sanitation measures and inspects new trauma centre waiting lounge built by BHEL CSR

Union Health Minister briefed on AIIMS initiatives under the hygiene campaign, focusing on cleaning, sanitation, waste management and campus upkeep

Strengthening sanitation and sustainable practices under Special Campaign 6

AIIMS Delhi adopts advanced cleaning practices such as gang washing, dedicated OPD toilet staff, end‑of‑day OPD cleaning, regular training, timely wages and mechanised equipment

AIIMS implements water‑reuse and energy‑saving measures, cutting electricity use by 7.68 Lk kWh (10.5%) and saving ₹1.98 cr in Jan‑Oct 2025

AIIMS runs 40 free electric‑vehicle shuttles inside campus, with 30 EV chargers and 114 power points across four locations

These Special Campaign 6 steps show AIIMS’s commitment to institutionalised hygiene, resource efficiency and a patient‑friendly environment

Inspection of the ‘Ashray’ facility

After the review, Nadda inspected the newly built 2,970 sqm patient waiting hall at AIIMS Trauma Centre Extension, built by BHEL CSR with seating for 897

The hall is proposed as an ‘Ashray Shelter’ to provide safe, dignified, weather‑proof temporary accommodation for economically vulnerable patients and attendants, replacing tents

AIIMS currently operates the ‘Ashray’ as a 24‑hour humanitarian shelter mainly for patients and companions arriving from outside Delhi

Union Health Minister praised frontline cleaning staff at AIIMS Delhi for their role in maintaining a clean, safe hospital environment

The visit underscored the importance of continuous hygiene, effective waste management and better patient facilities in public health institutions under Special Campaign 6