Lok Sabha Question No. 3668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: IVF Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: George Baker, Richard Hay, ANIL SHIROLE, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3668 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## IVF CENTRES

## 3668. SHRI GEORGE BAKER: PROF. RICHARD HAY: SHRI ANIL SHIROLE: SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the details of the number of IVF Centres opened/operational in the Government Hospitals across the country, State/UT - wise including Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Gujarat during the last three years;
- (b) whether complaints against IVF centres are increasing across the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise along with the action taken by the Government against such centres during the said period;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposals from some of the States to open new IVF centres specially in the Government Hospitals of their State; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT -wiseand the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a)  to  (c):        As  per  the  information  received  from  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Re (ICMR), t he detail s of the number of I n V itro Fertilisation (IVF) centres opened/operational in the Government Hospital across the country is enclosed at Annexure A.

Further,  ICMR  has  informed  that  t here is no increase in the number of complaints received since last three years compared to the  number of  complaints received during the previous years. National Registry of Assisted Reproductive Technology ( ART ) Clinics and Bank in India of ICMR received complaints against 6 ART Clinics. ICMR then issued sho cause notice to these clinics. Afte r detailed investigations ,it was observed that the complaints against 3 cli nics were found incorrect where as  complaints  against  two  clinics  were  found correct. Hence ,theenrolment number sof the clinics which were found guilty were cancelled. The details of all these clinics and the action taken are enclosed at Annexure B.

(d) & (e): A proposal for establishment of IVF centre at E K  . & Nayanar Memorial Women . Child Hospital at Mangattuparamba , PIP  - Kannur District in the National Health Mission )17-2016 of  ( Innovations Kerala State was received , on which comments of ICMR has been obtained.

## Details of No. of IVF Centres across the Country : -

## ANNEXURE A

|   S. No . | Name of ART clinic                             | Correspondence address                                                                                                                                                                      | State/UT         | Contact Number                                | Email/Website                                                                |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Dept of Obst. & Gynaecology PGIMER, Chandigarh | Prof. Lakhbir Dhaliwal Dept of Obst. Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012.                                                              | & of Chandiga rh | Ph: 0172 - 2756345, 2756340 09914209345       | dhaliwalgynae@yaho o.com, lakhbirdhaliwalgynae @gmail.com www.pgimer.nic.i n |
|         2 | IVF & Reproductive Biology Centre              | Dr. Sudha Prasad IVF & Reproductive Biology Centre, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Lok Nayak Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002. | Delhi            | Ph: 011 - 23238193 09968604341                | ivfmamc@gmail.com                                                            |
|         3 | Assisted Reproductive Technology Centre        | Prof. Alka Kriplani Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, ART Centre, AB - Wing, IIIrd Floor, Main Hospital, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029                                    | Delhi            | Ph: 011 - 26593450 09868397311                | ivf2007aiimsnewdelh i@gmail.com kriplanialka@gmail.c om www.aiims.edu        |
|         4 | Assisted Reproductive Technology Centre        | Lt. Col. Sandeep Karunakaran INHS RC Church Colaba, Mumbai -400005,                                                                                                                         | Maharast ra      | Ph: 0222 - 2163500: 09869160750               | sandeep_kk@yahoo.c om                                                        |
|         5 | J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh             | Prof. Seema Hakin Prof. Shaheen Deptt. of obst. Gyanecology , J. N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh - 202002, Uttar Pradesh                                                                   | & Uttar Pradesh  | Ph: 0571 - 2721143: 09410635435 , 09319861442 | chairmanobsgyn@ya hoo.com chairperson.gy@amu. ac.in shahanjum73@gmail. com   |

|   6 | IVF & Fertility Research Centre   | Dr. Leena Wadhwa Deptt. Of Obst. & Gynecology, ESI - Poat Graduate Institute Medical Science & Research, Model Hospital, Basaidarapur, Delhi- 110015   | of Delhi   | Ph: 011 - 25970643: 09910933447                                       | drleena_123@yahoo. co.in ivfesidelhi@gmail.co m www.esipgimsr.basai .in   |
|-----|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   7 | Kasturba Hospital                 | Dr. Sangita Nangia Ajmani Department of Gynae- Obstt, Kasturba Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110002.                                                | Delhi      | Ph: 011 - 23275022 - 25, 23274376 (Ext. 212) 09650403404 , 9810359546 | vinitasarbhai@gmail. com kasturbahospital@gm ail.com hodobg.kh@gmail.co m |
|   8 | IVF Centre, Safdarjung Hospital   | Dr. Pratima Mittal IVF Centre, Ward- 6, Department of Obs. Gynae, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi - 110029.                                             | & Delhi    | Ph: 011 - 26730678 09810027762                                        | obgynsjh@gmail.com                                                        |

## ANNEXURE B

|   Sl. No. | Complained received against ART Clinics   | State          | Action taken                                                  |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Sai Kiran Hospital                        | Andhra Pradesh | On investigation the complaint found incorrect                |
|         2 | Vani IVF Centre                           | Gujarat        | On investigation the complaint found incorrect                |
|         3 | Bourn Hall International Pvt. Ltd.        | India Gurgaon  | On investigation the complaint found incorrect                |
|         4 | Sunflower Women's Hospital                | Gujarat        | The clinic wa s found guilty and enrol ment no. was cancelled |
|         5 | Sunrise Lifecare IVF Centre               | Gurgaon        | The clinic wa s found guilty and enrol ment no. was cancelled |
|         6 | Gurgaon Fertility Centre                  | Gurgaon        | Under investigation                                           |