SECL’s Vigilance-Backed HMIS to Go Nationwide Across Coal India
HMIS is designed to make previous patient information easier to retrieve while reducing dependence on paper-based records
A Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) developed by South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) is set to be implemented across Coal India Limited, marking a significant move towards standardising and digitising healthcare management across the coal major’s subsidiaries.
The SECL-developed system will serve as the foundation for an integrated hospital management platform across Coal India, potentially benefiting more than 2.2 lakh employees. The initiative is aimed at bringing healthcare-related processes across subsidiary hospitals onto a common digital platform.
The HMIS was launched at SECL on May 27, 2026, by Union Minister of State for Coal and Mines Satish Chandra Dubey.
From registration to treatment on one platform
The system digitally captures patient registration, medical consultation, treatment and medication-related information. By maintaining medical records electronically, HMIS is designed to make previous patient information easier to retrieve while reducing dependence on paper-based records.
The platform also provides for online processing of medical reimbursement claims, besides integration with AMRIT Pharmacy and medicine management.
The proposed Coal India-wide rollout could therefore bring greater uniformity to hospital processes, medical record management and reimbursement procedures across its subsidiaries.
Vigilance behind the digital push
A key feature of the initiative is the role played by the SECL Vigilance Department, which guided the development and advancement of the system.
The vigilance-led approach focused on using digital processes to strengthen transparency, accountability and monitoring in healthcare-related operations. The utility of the SECL system has now prompted its proposed adoption at the Coal India level.
SECL Chief Vigilance Officer Himanshu Jain said the digital platform would help streamline healthcare-service processes, improve medical-record management and strengthen process monitoring and accountability.
The proposed expansion represents a move beyond simply digitising hospital records. At the Coal India level, a common HMIS could potentially provide standardised processes, centralised visibility and improved digital coordination across the healthcare network of its subsidiary companies.
