QR codes to check fake medical certificates

Faking illness to get leave from office is going to get a lot more difficult. The Indian government is planning to introduce provisions such as using a QR code for verification of medical and fitness certificates. AIIMS is the first institution in government sector where this has been started already on a pilot basis. "Under the new system, all medical and fitness certificates will have a QR code. The recipient can scan it to reach the AIIMS website and verify whether the certificate is authentic or not," Dr Deepak Agrawal, who heads the IT division of the institute, said.