Lok Sabha Question No. 2450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Patient Welfare Committees
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2450 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## PATIENT WELFARE COMM ITTEES

## 2450. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has constituted  Patient  Welfare  Committee (Rogi  Kalyan Samitis) and Hospital Management Committees (HMC) in the country;
- (b) if so, the main features an d guidelines thereof;
- (c) the number of PWC/HMC functioning in the country at present, State/ UT - wise including Rajasthan;
- (d) whether presence of PWC/HMC in all district hospitals is required for ensuring smooth functioning of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM);
- (e) if so, the number of district hospitals in States and UTs where PWC/HMC are functional and bearing administrative and healthcare responsibilities; and
- (f) the remedial measures taken by the Government of RKS/HMC in all district hospit als particularly Bihar?

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

- (a): Public Health and Hospitals is a State subject. Under the National Health Mis Rogi  Kalyan  Samitis (RKS)/Patient  welfare  Committees  (PWCs)  are  envisaged  to  be constituted at public health facilities at the level of Primary Health Centres (PHC) an
- (b): The RKS/HMC is required to be registered under the Societies Registration Act a with  accou nt  in  a  local  bank.    The  RKS  comprise  of  a  Governing  Body  (GB)  and  an Executive Committee (EC). The GB is responsible for policy formulation and oversight the  EC  for  implementing  policy  decisions  and  facilitating  operation  of  patient  c services. Under the NHM, support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthc system including for untied grants to RKS/HMC. The RKS guidelines are available in pub domain at NHM's website i.e http://nhm.gov.in/publications/nhm - guidelines.html .
- (c): The State/ UT wise information on registered RKSs/ PWCs including Rajasthan as o September, 2017) under NHM is at Annexure.
- (d): Under the National Health Mission (NHM), RKSs/ PWCs are envisaged to act as a forum to improve the functioning and service provision in public health facilities, participation and enhance accountability for provision of better facilities to the pat public health facilities at the level of P rimary Health Centres and above
- (e): Such information is not maintained at central level.
- (f): Does not arise in view of (e) above.

| Rogi Kalyan Samiti registered (RKSs) under NHM (as on Sept   | Rogi Kalyan Samiti registered (RKSs) under NHM (as on Sept   | Rogi Kalyan Samiti registered (RKSs) under NHM (as on Sept   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.no.                                                       | State                                                        | Total                                                        |
| 1                                                            | Bihar                                                        | 1977                                                         |
| 2                                                            | Chhatisgarh                                                  | 984                                                          |
| 3                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                             | 667                                                          |
| 4                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                              | 766                                                          |
| 5                                                            | Jharkhand                                                    | 581                                                          |
| 6                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                               | 1607                                                         |
| 7                                                            | Orissa                                                       | 1781                                                         |
| 8                                                            | Rajasthan                                                    | 2917                                                         |
| 9                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                | 1295                                                         |
| 10                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                  | 330                                                          |
| 11                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                            | 227                                                          |
| 12                                                           | Assam                                                        | 1216                                                         |
| 13                                                           | Manipur                                                      | 113                                                          |
| 14                                                           | Meghalaya                                                    | 147                                                          |
| 15                                                           | Mizoram                                                      | 85                                                           |
| 16                                                           | Nagaland                                                     | 167                                                          |
| 17                                                           | Sikkim                                                       | 30                                                           |
| 18                                                           | Tripura                                                      | 137                                                          |
| 19                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                               | 1378                                                         |
| 20                                                           | Goa                                                          | 14                                                           |
| 21                                                           | Gujarat                                                      | 2028                                                         |
| 22                                                           | Haryana                                                      | 614                                                          |
| 23                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | 2929                                                         |
| 24                                                           | Kerala                                                       | 1211                                                         |
| 25                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | 3332                                                         |
| 26                                                           | Punjab                                                       | 659                                                          |
| 27                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                   | 2484                                                         |
| 28                                                           | Telangana                                                    | 1039                                                         |
| 29                                                           | West Bengal                                                  | 1174                                                         |
| 30                                                           | A&N Island                                                   | 29                                                           |
| 31                                                           | Chandigarh                                                   | 6                                                            |
| 32                                                           | D&N Haveli                                                   | 5                                                            |
| 33                                                           | Daman & Diu                                                  | 6                                                            |
| 34                                                           | Delhi                                                        | 34                                                           |
| 35                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                  | 9                                                            |
| 36                                                           | Puducherry                                                   | 48                                                           |
| India                                                        | All                                                          | 32026                                                        |