Lok Sabha Question No. 116 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Cleanliness in Central Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 116 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 TH DECEMBER, 2017 CLEANLINESS IN CENTR AL GOVERNMENT HOSPIT ALS

## †*116. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Delhi  High  Court  has  directed  all  hospitals  including  All Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (AIIMS)  and  Safdarjung  Hospital  to  maint cleanliness, ensure regular chan ging of bed sheets, set up grievances redressal ce through public notice and constitute a committee for improving the conditi Central Government hospitals;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the hospitals have taken steps to ensure comp liance of the orders of the Court; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)to ( d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 116* FOR 22 TH DECEMBER, 2017

(a) to (d) 'Health' is a State subject and no such information in respect of State Government Hospitals is maintained centrally.

As far as Central Government Hospitals under the administrative control of this Ministry namely Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady  Hardinge  Medical  College  and  Associated  Hospitals,  and  AIIMS,  New Delhi are concerned, no such directions have been received from the Hon'ble High  Court  of  Delhi  in  connection  with  maintaining  cleanliness  in  these hospitals.

Recognising  the  fact  that  cleanliness  is  one  of  the  key  determinants  of improved health outcomes, the Government as part of its contribution towards the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  rolled  out  various  initiatives,  including  Clean Hospital Campaign Scheme.

To provide high degree of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in public health care facilities, various measures have been taken by the Central Government Hospitals in this regard as under:

- (i) Activities like sanitation, hospital infection control practices, are supervised and monitored by the Medical Superintendent/ Addl Medical Superintendents and by supervisory staff of the hospitals, on a day to day basis.
- (ii) These hospitals regularly change bed sheets with day wise prescribed color coding.
- (iii) As far as grievance redressal is concerned, a robust grievance redressal system  with  feedback mechanism  is  in  place  in  AIIMS. Likewise  a Public Grievance Redressal Cell / Committee with provision for receiving complaints/suggestions  is  in  place  in  Safdarjung  Hospital,  Dr.  Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,  Lady  Hardinge  Medical  Collage  and  Kalavati Saran Hospital.
- (iv) Training to staff is imparted to adopt best infection control and hygiene practices
- (v) Incentivising such public healthcare facilities (Central hospitals/Institutions)  that  show  exemplary  performance  in  adhering  to standard protocols of cleanliness and infection control.