Lok Sabha Question No. 358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: Waste Disposal Facilities in Medical Colleges/Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 358 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD FEBRUARY , 201 7

## WASTE DISPOSAL FACIL ITIES IN MEDICAL COLLEGES/HOSPITALS

## 358. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

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

(a) whether the Government has any data about the waste disposal facilities available in various medical colleges and hospitals in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;

(b) whether the Government has any scheme to support all the medical colleges and hospitals in establishing such facilities;

(c) if so, the details thereof including amount allocated and expenditure incurred during the last three years, State/UT - wise;

(d) whether the Government has any special scheme/package regarding waste di posal for newly established medical colleges, hospitals and institutes in the country; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

(a): Disposal of waste in Hospitals/Medical colleges is governed by the Bio -medical Waste (Management  &  Handling)  Rules  notified  under  the  Environment  (Protecti on)  Act,  1986. Responsibility  of  implementation  of  these  rules  lies  with  State  Pollution  Control  B Information on Bio - Medical Waste facilities available in various medical colleges and hospi is  not  maintained  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family Welfare.  However,  as  far  as  three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi viz. Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospital and La Hardinge  Medical  College  and  Associated  Hospitals  are  concerned,  these  hospitals  h outsourced disposal of Bio - medical Waste to Co mmon Bio - medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBMWTF), as mandated in the Rule.

(b) to (e): Since Health is a state subject, it is the primary responsibility of the respective State Government to formulate such scheme and t he Ministry of Health and Family We lfare  is not administering any specific scheme presently to support the medical colleges and hospi establishing  such  facilities.  However, under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  financial assistance is provided to State/UTs Governments within their re source envelope for Bio - medical waste  management  and  infection  control  activities  in  public  health  facilities  based  o proposals in Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) of NHM. This includes support for Civ Works  for  Operationalising  Infection  Manag ement  &  Environment  Plan  at  health  facilities, Human  Resource  for  Biomedical  waste  management  activities  such  as  Incinerator  Operator procurement  of  equipment  such  as  trolleys,  autoclaves,  incinerators,  colour  coded  bin buckets etc., IMEP training of medical officers, district and state programme managers, healt staffs etc. in Biomedical waste management Practices, IMEP protocols and activities.