Lok Sabha Question No. 1932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Fire Incidents
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1932 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th DECEMBER, 2017

## FIRE INCIDENTS

## 1932. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of patients died due to fire hazards in various hos pitals in thecountry during the last three years and current year, State - wise;
- (b) the number of hospitals in the country which have fulfilled the fire safety norms as per the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care (NABH), State/UT - wise; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is considering  stringent  punishment  for violating  fire - safety measures, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): 'Health' being a state subject, such information is not maintained centrally.

However,  as  far  as  three  Central  Government  Hospitals  in  De lhi  i.e.  Lady  Hardinge Medical  College  &  Associated  Hospitals,  Safdarjung  Hospital  and  Dr.  Ram  Manohar  Lohia Hospital, autonomous institutes like National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory D (NITRD),  New  Delhi,  All  India  Institute  of  Medical Sciences  (AIIMS),  Jodhpur,  AIIMS, Rishikesh, and Kasturba Health Society, Wardha are concerned, no incidence of death due to hazards has been reported during last three years and current year.

The number of hospitals in the country which ha ve fulfilled the fire safety norms as per the National  Accreditation Board  for  Hospitals  and  Healthcare  providers  (NABH),  State/ -wise is at annexure:

- (c) : Action for violation are required to be taken by the appropriate authority of con State /UTs. However, regular meetings by the Government with Central Government Hospitals to review their status for fire safety compliance are held from time to time.

## Number of Hospital in the Country which have fulfilled the fire Safety Norms as per NABH State/UTG wise (As on 28.12.2017)

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT   |   No. of Hospitals |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Assam              |                  3 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh     |                 76 |
| 3        | Bihar              |                  2 |
| 4        | Chattisgarh        |                  2 |
| 5        | Delhi              |                 76 |
| 6        | Gujarat            |                 44 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh   |                  1 |
| 8        | Haryana            |                 32 |
| 9        | Jharkhand          |                  4 |
| 10       | Karnataka          |                 51 |
| 11       | Kerala             |                 43 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh     |                 21 |
| 13       | Maharashtra        |                 72 |
| 14       | Nagaland           |                  1 |
| 15       | Orissa             |                  8 |
| 16       | Punjab             |                 50 |
| 17       | Rajasthan          |                 18 |
| 18       | Srinagar           |                  1 |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu         |                 46 |
| 20       | Uttarakhand        |                  4 |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh      |                 42 |
| 22       | West Bengal        |                 17 |
|          | Total              |                614 |