The National Health Authority’s Corrigendum 7 set facility rates of ₹10 for an eligible Category 1 record or ₹5 for Category 2 after the first 100 eligible monthly transactions. Its stated period was April through September 2026, subject to scheme funds, and that period has ended. The rates below explain that period; they are not a forecast for later transactions. Confirm the current scheme and claim terms with the NHA DHIS page before planning or filing. This guide was source-checked on 31 October 2026; no later official rate schedule could be verified in the public NHA materials reviewed. It will be reviewed again on 7 November. It is educational, not financial or legal advice.
Key takeaways
- Category 1 means a diagnostic report or discharge summary: ₹10 for the health facility and ₹5 for the digital solution company (DSC).
- Category 2 covers other listed health-information types, including prescriptions and OP consultations: ₹5 for the facility and ₹2.50 for the DSC.
- Nothing is payable at 100 or fewer eligible monthly transactions. Above 100, NHA deducts the lowest-value 100 transactions first.
- Records must be linked to a KYC-verified ABHA, and the one-transaction-per-day and five-per-month patient limits apply.
- Corrigendum 7 applied from April through September 2026, subject to funds. Its rates cannot establish what applies to later transactions.
Key facts
- Facility rate per eligible Category 1 / Category 2 record after the baseline deduction
- ₹10 / ₹5
- Eligible monthly transactions required before either the facility or DSC receives a record-linking incentive
- >100
- End of the period stated in Corrigendum 7; continuation is not guaranteed
- Sep 2026
Source: NHA, DHIS Corrigendum 7, 9 April 2026. Its stated period ended September 2026; reviewed 31 October 2026.
What does DHIS actually pay a clinic?
For its April–September 2026 period, Corrigendum 7 split eligible KYC-verified ABHA-linked records into two categories:
| Record category | Examples in Corrigendum 7 | Health facility | Digital solution company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Diagnostic report or discharge summary | ₹10 | ₹5 |
| Category 2 | Prescription, OP consultation, immunization, health document, wellness record, invoice, and other listed types | ₹5 | ₹2.50 |
If one health record contains several health-information types and at least one is a diagnostic report or discharge summary, Corrigendum 7 treats it as Category 1. These are rates used in the calculation, not a promise that every document earns money. The transaction must pass the KYC, volume, patient-frequency, registration, software, security, and claim-window conditions described below.
The first 100 eligible transactions were a baseline in Corrigendum 7. Its calculation removed the value of the lowest-rate 100 records first. In the corrigendum’s example, a clinic recorded 70 eligible discharge summaries and 80 eligible OPD prescriptions. The gross facility calculation was ₹700 plus ₹400. NHA deducted all 80 ₹5 records and 20 of the ₹10 records, leaving ₹500 for the facility and ₹250 for the paired DSC under those terms.
DHIS Corrigendum 7 record-linking rates
What shrinks or eliminates the payout?
Start with KYC and patient frequency. Only records linked to an ABHA address whose KYC status is verified on the last day of the transaction month count. For a given facility or DSC, at most one transaction for an ABHA can earn an incentive per day and five can earn an incentive per month. Corrigendum 7 applies these controls across the incentive categories and separately explains the limit for record-linking and consent-based incentives. Repeated documents for the same patient do not automatically multiply the payout.
Next, do not count registration activity as clinical-record activity. Corrigendum 7 removes record-linking incentives for Scan & Share and health-locker interactions. A separate consent-sharing stream can pay ₹10 to the Health Information User and ₹5 to each eligible source of successfully shared records, including an eligible private health locker, but only when the consent and record-sharing conditions are completed. Scan & Pay also has separate ₹5 facility and ₹1 DSC rates above its baseline. Those are different transaction categories, not add-ons to every OPD record.
The NHCX amount changed too. For an eligible AB PM-JAY insurance claim linked to ABHA and filed in FHIR format through NHCX, Corrigendum 7 lists ₹200 or 10% of the claim amount, whichever is lower, for the health facility and ₹10 for the DSC. That category has a separate ₹1 crore cap per facility or DSC. The overall DHIS cap remains ₹5 crore per entity. A cap is a ceiling, not a forecast.
Finally, claims are time-bound. A facility can claim from its DHIS registration month and can generally include only the three preceding months with a current submission. Corrigendum 7 gives the example that an August 2026 filing can include May, June, and July, not April. Public-facility exceptions are narrow and tied to the utilisation-certificate rules; a private clinic should not build its process around them.
How long does Corrigendum 7 apply?
The stated period is April through September 2026, and payment remains subject to available scheme funds. NHA also reserves the ability to continue, modify, or otherwise change the scheme. Nothing in Corrigendum 7 guarantees an October extension.
Corrigendum 6 covered November 2025–March 2026 and was superseded by Corrigendum 7 for the following period. Neither document establishes an October 2026 rate. Use the NHA DHIS page as the starting point for the terms applicable to a later transaction; do not rely on this historical table to forecast one.
What software and registration conditions apply?
HFR registration is necessary but not sufficient. Your facility must register for DHIS, use qualifying software, produce eligible transactions, and submit claims. Corrigendum 7 draws these technical boundaries:
| Participant | Corrigendum 7 record-linking gate for its stated period |
|---|---|
| Health facility or clinic | More than 100 eligible monthly transactions; KYC-verified ABHA linkage; transactions through a system integrated through M3; July 2026 onward payouts depend on the DSC’s full v3 M1–M3 compliance |
| Diagnostic facility, lab, or pharmacy | More than 100 eligible monthly transactions; the corrigendum permits the role-specific transaction through M2, while the July-onward v3 rule still governs the supporting DSC and payout |
| Digital solution company | The facility generates more than 100 eligible monthly transactions; the DSC meets the original 10-facility condition, holds a valid Web Application Security Assessment report, and meets the applicable v3 rule |
The April–June transition has passed. Corrigendum 7 allowed non-v3 transactions in that period at Category 2 rates. From July 2026 onward, it says no facility or DSC incentive is payable until the DSC is fully compliant with the v3 versions of M1, M2, and M3; eligibility resumes from the following month in its examples. Ask a vendor for its production status, version, and valid WASA evidence. “ABDM-ready” is not enough for your DHIS forecast.
Is chasing DHIS worth it for a small clinic?
For a historical Corrigendum 7 example, if all 150 eligible monthly transactions were Category 2, the gross facility calculation was ₹750 and the first-100 deduction was ₹500, leaving ₹250 before any other eligibility failure. Its mixed example reached ₹500. A clinic at 100 eligible transactions reached zero. KYC failures, repeated transactions for one ABHA, late claims, or a non-compliant vendor could reduce the amount again. Use current NHA terms for any new forecast.
For most small OPDs, DHIS is better treated as conditional upside on documentation and ABDM workflows that already make operational sense. A complete, structured, retrievable record has value every visit whether the scheme is renewed or not. It is also the raw material for an eligible ABHA-linked record. The practical order is documentation first, verified ABDM production capability second, incentive math third.
Where the dependable value sits for a small clinic
- Documentation value (scheme-independent)70%
- Conditional DHIS upside30%
Where does an AI scribe fit, and what won’t we claim?
Right at the documentation layer, and we’ll be precise about the line we don’t cross.
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Here’s the line. ABDM integration is on our roadmap, not live today. We don’t link records to ABHA inside the tool yet, we are not a DHIS-registered digital solution company, and we never call ourselves “ABDM-compliant,” because we aren’t. If linking records to ABHA from inside the scribe is a requirement for you right now, perhaps because you’re actively chasing DHIS or AB PM-JAY workflows, then eka.care, which ships live ABDM integration across the M1 to M3 milestones, is the honest pick today, and we’d point you there for it. We’re building toward it. We’re not there. What we do now is make the documentation clean enough to feed whatever ABDM workflow you run, and we keep the data discipline tight: visit audio is processed in memory and discarded once the note drafts, so there’s no audio archive; data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256); access is role-scoped and logged; the notes belong to your practice, export or delete any visit anytime. We handle data to DPDP Act 2023 standards, and a SOC 2 Type II audit is underway. The full posture is on our security page. This describes live consultation audio; uploaded recordings use a separate retention mode with explicit consent.
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