Lok Sabha Question No. 1713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Imprest System in Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, SATYA PAL SINGH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1713 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2017

## IMPREST SYSTEM IN GO VERNMENT HOSPITALS

## 1713. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  imprest  money available  at  the  disposal  of  the  competent authori y  in Central Government Hospitals in Delhi, particularly Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the said competent authorities have utilized the imprest money during the said period and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons theref r;
- (c) whether the mortality rate has increased in the said hospitals during the said period in the absence of adequate supply of medicines and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of deaths reported from the said hospitals during the said period, hospital - wise; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure availability of medicines and proper utilization of imprest money in the said hospitals?

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

- (a): The details of the imprest money available with competent authority during each of three years and current year in respect of Central Government hospitals in Delhi viz. Sa Hospital  (SJH),  Dr.  RML  Hospital  (RMLH),  Smt.  Such eta  Kriplani  Hospital  (SSKH)  and Kalawati Saran Children Hospital (KSCH) are given below:

(Amount in Rs.)

| Name of the Hospital    | SJH    | RMLH   | SSKH   | KSCH   |
|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Imprest money available | 90,000 | 17,000 | 3,000  | 2,000  |

- (b): The details of imprest money utilized during last three years and current financial these Hospitals are given below:
- (c): No death has been reported due to non - availability of life saving/essential medicines in these hospitals.
- (d): The number of death reported during the said period in these Hospitals is given belo
- (e): The steps taken by these hospitals in this regard include procurement of urgent lif medicines from approved local chemist as and when required on requisition of treating doctors, procurement of medicines/drugs of the hospital formulary as per the laid down procedure, e

| Name of the Hospital   | 2013- 14                                                                                                                                             | 2014- 15                                                                                                                                             | 2015- 16                                                                                                                                             | 2016- 17 (As on date)                                                                                                                                |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SSKH                   | 41168                                                                                                                                                | 40939                                                                                                                                                | 48888                                                                                                                                                | 31409                                                                                                                                                |
| KSCH                   | 46278                                                                                                                                                | 30795                                                                                                                                                | 21051                                                                                                                                                | 19114                                                                                                                                                |
| RMLH                   | 215062                                                                                                                                               | 232041                                                                                                                                               | 235038                                                                                                                                               | 504897                                                                                                                                               |
| SJH                    | The imprest money is issued to Head of Departments of various the emergency expenditure as per their requirement and adjust within on routine basis. | The imprest money is issued to Head of Departments of various the emergency expenditure as per their requirement and adjust within on routine basis. | The imprest money is issued to Head of Departments of various the emergency expenditure as per their requirement and adjust within on routine basis. | The imprest money is issued to Head of Departments of various the emergency expenditure as per their requirement and adjust within on routine basis. |

| Name of the Hospital2014   |      |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 (till February, 2017) |
|----------------------------|------|--------|--------|------------------------------|
| SSKH                       |  611 |    526 |    614 |                           87 |
| KSCH                       | 1100 |   1132 |   1079 |                          109 |
| RMLH                       | 4285 |   4870 |   5557 |                          879 |
| SJH                        | 9200 |   9757 |  10740 |                         1850 |