Digital Health Incentive Scheme (DHIS): who qualifies and how it works
Facts checked on 29 October 2026. General information, not legal or financial advice.
In short
The Digital Health Incentive Scheme pays hospitals, diagnostic centres and their software companies for digital health records they create and link to patients' ABHA health IDs. Facilities need 10 or more beds and registration in ABDM's Health Facility Registry. Rates and terms have been revised and extended several times, so check the current terms before counting on it.
Who can earn
- Hospitals, nursing homes and clinics with 10 or more beds registered in ABDM's Health Facility Registry
- Laboratories and radiology diagnostic centres
- Digital solution companies whose ABDM-enabled software those facilities use
How it works
The National Health Authority announced the scheme in December 2022. Incentives are based on the number of digital health transactions (records created and linked to ABHA) above a base level. When announced, a facility or software company could earn up to ₹4 crore.
The NHA has since revised rates and extended the scheme more than once. Treat any figure you see, including in old articles, as out of date until you have checked the current terms on the ABDM website.
What you need in place
- Registration in the Health Facility Registry
- Software that is live with ABDM milestones, so records link to ABHA (see our ABDM guide)
- Staff creating or verifying ABHA at registration as part of the routine
Questions to ask any software vendor
- 1.Is your software live with ABDM, so our records count towards DHIS?
- 2.Can the software show us how many ABHA-linked records we create each month?
- 3.Who claims the incentive, and how is it shared?
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